Skip to main content

Full text of "The British Hemiptera"

See other formats 


^  'cK    m^sMW  ^     o 


^  ''cK     '^ 


1H    ^,  ,^' 


\    ^ 


'-^^ 


,<>' 


''    %  ^    mm  i 


^>^^  ^. 


/^.      -i^  -   .','^<='-* 


'^     ^_^fc"\ 


>, 


.V 


'O. 


o>' 


-xv^ 


<^" 


.a 


.^' 


1 

% 
# 

^^^^^m    't/^  .^ 

^<^ 

"  --  ii</l^  "^ 

.<^ 


^Q, 


^^      ^0>.  ,<.^     .^^ii^.  ^0.  ^    ::^^t^.  \,  ^     .# 


4-       ^K 


^  'V, 


o. 


'o. 


^^    J^ 


Vn  c5^ 


vO" 


::'^^ 


-JSS' 


Q, 


.<> 


\"- 


'^y. 


^ 


# 


l%<^ 


.c,^^- 


■'^0 


<^5^ 


THE 


RAY    SOCIETY. 


INSTITUTED   MDCCCXLIV. 


This  volume  is  issued  to  the  Subscribers  to  the  Ray  Society /o- 
the  Year  1865. 


LONDON 

MDCCCLXV. 


BRITISH    HEMIPTEEA. 


VOL.    I. 

HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA. 


JOHN   WILLIAM   DOUGLAS, 

AKD 

JOHN    SCOTT. 


LONDON: 

PUBLISHED   FOE  TPIE   EAY   SOCIETY  BY 
ROBERT  HARDWICKE,  192,  PICCADILLY. 


MDCCCLXV. 


J.  K.  A.UJ.AUD,   fKlNTER     BA.BTUOLOU£W  CLOSIC. 


PREFACE. 


The  object  of  the  present  volume  is  to  farnisli  Britisli  entomo- 
logists with  descriptions  of  the  indigenous  Hemiptera-Heteroptera. 
Hitherto  only  a  few  species  have  been  described  or  figured  by 
British  authors,  and  to  the  consequent  difliculty  of  naming  their 
captures  may  probably  be  attributed  the  indifierence  with  which 
this  order  of  insects  has  been  regarded  by  British  collectors.  The 
collections  are  few  and  imperfect,  and  either  only  in  part  or  incor- 
rectly named,  the  national  collection  in  the  British  Museum  being 
no  exception. 

On  the  Continent,  on  the  contrary,  the  order  has  received  great 
attention  from  eminent  authors,  and  we  have  had  to  refer  to  their 
works  for  information ;  the  latest,  and  those  to  which  we  are  most 
indebted,  being  by  Fieber  and  Elor. 

Pieber's  •  Europaischen  Hemiptera,'  published  in  1861,  con- 
taining descriptions  of  all  the  European  species,  is  the  condensed 
result  of  a  lifetime  of  observation,  and  will  ever  remain  a  monu- 
ment of  methodised  labour  and  the  genius  of  tlie  author.  We  fear, 
nevertheless,  that  the  exigencies  of  the  "Analytic  Method" 
adopted  have  often  led  the  author  to  exaggerate  the  importance  of 
specific  difi'erences,  and  to  create  unnecessary  genera.  Erom  some 
of  his  conclusions  in  this  respect  we  have  been  compelled  to  dissent, 
and  frequently,  where  we  have  adopted  his  genera,  it  has  been  rather 
from  an  intense  dislike  to  add  to  the  overburdened  nomenclature  by 
making  new  generic  names  for  combinations  of  his  genera,  than  from 
the  conviction  that  they  are  necessary  divisions.    On  the  other  hand, 


VI  PREFACE. 

it  may  be  that  tlie  discovery  of  many  new  and  allied  species  would 
show  that  his  prescience  had,  in  some  instances,  seized  upon  the 
requisite  generic  characters. 

rior's  '  Eliynchoten  Livlands,'  published  in  1860,  is  worked  out 
in  a  masterly  manner  and  with  a  philosophic  conception,  but  from  a 
different  point  of  view  to  Fieber's  work.  Having  more  limited 
materials  to  deal  with,  the  author  has  given  more  full  and  me- 
thodical descriptions ;  he  has  aimed  at  making  as  few  genera  as 
possible,  and  has,  consequently,  placed  generic  value  so  high  that 
he  has  had  to  employ  sub-genera,  a  device  which,  to  say  the  least,  is 
very  cumbrous.  To  Flor  belongs  the  credit  of  applying  to  the 
purpose  of  classification  throughout  the  order  the  characters 
afforded  by  the  structure  of  the  abdomen,  especially  of  the  "  genital 
segments." 

The  materials  for  the  present  work  have  been  collected  by  us  in 
the  southern  counties,  chiefly  in  the  vicinity  of  London,  during  four 
or  five  years  of  almost  undivided  attention  to  the  order,  and  we  are 
also  indebted  to  the  liberality  of  a  few  friends  for  species  from  a 
distance.  "When  Hemiptera  shall  be  collected  over  a  larger  area, 
■with  the  assiduity  devoted  to  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera,  there 
cannot  fail  to  be  a  large  addition  to  the  number  of  our  known 
species. 

The  plan  of  the  work  is,  first,  the  separation  into  Divisions  and 
Subdivisions  (pp.  10,  11).  The  Subdivisions  are  assorted  into  Sec- 
tions, and  these  again  into  Families,  comprising  the  leading  points 
of  the  genera  therein  denoted  (pp.  11 — 50).  Then  follow  the 
Genera  and  Species  (pp.  -51 — 617)  ;  the  Section  and  Family  to  which 
they  belong  being  indicated  by  the  heading  of  the  pages.  All  the 
descriptions  (with  the  very  few  exceptions  mentioned  in  loco)  have 
been  made  from  actual  specimens.  The  synonymy  has  been  ren- 
dered as  full  as  is  consistent  with  accuracy,  the  preference  always 
given  to  the  oldest  name,  and  doubtful  citations  and  references  to 
mere  lists  omitted.  The  localities  given  are  those  of  which  we  are 
certain,  but  many  of  the  species  doubtless  exist  elsewhere.     The 


PREFACE.  Vli 

terms  "  common,"  "  rare,"  &c.,  have  reference  chiefly  to  the 
southern  counties  of  England.  The  time  of  appearance  is  given 
where  it  is  known. 

The  list  of  "Eeputed  British  Species"  contains  the  names  of  such 
as  have  been  quoted  as  indigenous  by  various  authors,  but  of  which 
we  have  seen  no  authentic  examples.  Some  of  the  species  may 
possibly  hereafter  prove  to  be  British,  but  the  names  of  others 
appear  to  have  been  introduced  in  error. 

Our  best  thanks  are  given  to  Dr.  Fieber  for  the  invaluable 
assistance  he  has  rendered  in  the  determination  of  doubtful  species, 
and  for  the  great  courtesy  and  readiness  with  which  he  has  devoted 
much  time  and  trouble  to  the  difficult  points  submitted  to  him. 
We  also  express  our  obligations  and  return  thanks  to  all  those 
gentlemen  who  have  assisted  us  by  the  loan  of  books  and  the  loan 
and  gift  of  specimens,  for  without  their  help  this  work  could  not 
have  been  accomplished.  "We  shall  be  rewarded  for  our  labour  if  we 
find  that  it  induces  collectors  to  acquire  and  study  the  neglected 
British  Hemiptera. 

The  plates  illustrating  the  general  structure  and  the  genera  have 
been  engraved  by  Mr.  E.  W.  Eobinson,  in  his  usual  artistic  style, 
and  require  no  commendation. 

We  hope  hereafter  to  produce  a  volume  on  the  British  Hemip- 
tera-Homoptera. 

Lee  ;  June  23rd,  1865. 


EXPLANATION  OP  THE  ABBREVIATIONS  USED. 


Ahrens,  Fauu.  lus.  Eur. — Ahrens,  Fauna  lusectorum  Europse. 
Am.  et  Serv.,  Hem. — Amyot  et  Serville,  Hemipteres. 

B'irens,  Berl.  Ent.  Zeits. — Bdrensprung,  in  Berliner  entomologische  Zeitschrift. 
Bohem.  Gott.  Ins.  Fauna. — Boheman,  Gottlaucl's  Insecta    Fauna,  in  Kongl. 

Vetenskaps  -Academiens  Handlingar."' 
„     Nya  Svenska,  or  Vet.  Akad.  Forh. — Boheman,  Nya  Svenska  Hemiptera, 

in  Oefversigt  af  Kougl.  Veteuskaps-Academiens  Forhandlingar. 
Blanch.,  Hist.  Nat. — Blanchard,  Histoire  naturelle  des  lusectes. 
Burtn.,  Handb. — Burmeister,  Handbuch  der  Eutomologie. 
Bur.,  Ent.  Trans. — Burrell,  in  the  Entomological  Transactions. 

Coqb.,  111. — Coquebert,  lUustrata  Iconograpbica  Insectorum. 
Costa,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Fr. — A.  Costa,  in  Annales  de  la  Societe  entomologique 
de  France. 

„     Atti. — Costa,  Atti  del  Reale  institute  d'incorrag.  alle  Sc.  nat.  di  Napoli. 

„     Cent. —  Costa,  Cimicum  Regui  Neapolitani  Centurise. 

„     Corr.  Zool. — Costa,  Correspondenza  Zoologica. 
Curt.,  B.  E. — Curtis,  British  Entomology. 

„     Ent.  Mag. — Curtis,  in  Entomological  Magazine. 

„     Trans.  Ent.  Soc. — Curtis,  in  Transactions  of  the  Entomological  Society 
of  London. 

Dahlb.,  Vet.  Akad.  Handl. — Dahlbom,  in  Vetenskaps-Akademieus  Handlingar. 
Ball.,  Cat.  Hem. — Dallas,  Catalogue  of  Hemiptera  in  the  British  Museum. 
„     Trans.  Ent.  Soc. — Dallas,  in  Transactions  of  the  entomological  Society 
of  London. 
De  Q.,  Mem. — De  Geer,  Memoires  pour  servir  a  rhistoire  des  Insectes. 
Dohrn,  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit. — A.  Dohrn,  ia  Stettiner  entomologische  Zeitung. 
Don.,  Brit.  Ins. — Donovan,  British  Insects. 
Dotig.  Sf  Scott,  Ent.  Ann. — Douglas  and  Scott,  in  the  Entomologists'  Annual. 


X  EXPLANATION  OF  THE  ABBREVIATIONS  USED. 

Fab.,  E.  S. — Fabricius,  Entomologia  Systematica. 

„    Mantiss. — Fabricius,  Mantissa  Insectorum. 

„    Sp.  Ins. — Fabricius,  Species  Insectorum. 

„    S.  R. — Fabricius,  Systema  Rhyngotorum. 
Fall.,  Mon.  Cim. — Fallen,  Monographia  Cimicum. 

,,     Hem.  Suec. — Fallen,  Hemiptera  Suecica. 
Fieb.,  V\'"eit.  Beitr. — Fieber,  in  Wcitenweber  Beitvage  zu  Nat.  uud  Heilkunde. 

„     Ent.  Mon. — Fieber,  Entomologische  Monographien. 

„     Europ.  Hem. — Fieber,  Europaischeu  Hemiptera. 

„     Gen.  Hydroc. — Fieber,  Genera  Hydrocoridum. 

„     Rhyn. — Fieber,  Rhyncotograpliien. 

„     Spec.  Coris. — Fieber,  Species  Corisarum. 

„     Syn.  Coris. — Fieber,  Synopse    der  europ.  Arten  Corisa,  in  Bulletin  de 
la  Societe  Imperiale  des  Naturalistes  de  Moscou. 

„     Wieu.  Ent.  Monats. — Fieber,  in  Wiener  entomologisclie  Jlonatsschrift. 
Flor,  Rbyn.  Liv. — Flor,  Rhynchoten  Livlands. 
Fuss,  Mitth.  d.  Ver.  Herni. — Ftiss,  Mittlieilungen  der  Verein  zu  Herraannstadt. 

Geoffr.  Ins. — Geoffro'j,  E.  L.,  Histoire  des  Insectes. 
Germ.,  Zeits. — Germar's  Zeitschrift  fiir  Entomologie. 

„      Faun.  Ins.  Eur.,  or  E.  E. — Germar  and  Ahrens,  Fauna  Insectorum  Europae. 

„      Reis.  Dalm. — Germar^  Reise  in  Dalmatien. 
Gorslci,   Anal. — GorsM,    Analecta   ad   entomographiani    provinciarum   Imperii 

Russici. 
Guer.  Ic. — Guerin  Mneville,  Icoues  du  Regne  animal  de  Cuvier. 

Hahn,  Icon. — Hahn,  Icones  ad  monographiam  Cimicum. 

„      Wanz. — Hahn,  Wanzeninsecten. 
Halid.,  N.  Hist.  Rev. — Ualiday,  in  the  Natural  History  Review. 
Harris,  Exp.  Eng.  Ins. — Harris,  Exposition  of  English  Insects. 
H.  Schf.,  Nora.  Ent. — Herrich-Schaff'er,  Nomeuclator  Eatomologicus. 

„        Panz  F.  G. — Herrich  •  Schdffer's  continuation   of    Panzer's    Fauna 

Germanica. 
„        Wanz. — Herrich-Schaffer'' s  continuation  of  Hahn's  Wanzeninsecten. 

Jenyns,  An.  N.  H. — Jenyns,  in  Annals  of  Natural  History. 

Kirschb.,  Caps. — Kirschbaicm,  Rhynchoten  der  Gegend  von  Wiesbaden. 

Kolen.,  Mel.  YivX.—Koleyiali,  Meletemata  Entomologica. 

Kilst.,  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit. — Kiister,  in  Stettiner  entomologische  Zeitung. 

Lam.,  Hist.  Nat. — Lamarck,  Histoire  naturelle  des  animaux  sans  vertebres. 
Lap.,   Hem. — Laporte,    Essai   d'une   classification    systematique    de    I'ordre 

Hemipteres. 
Lat.,  Gen. — Lalreille,  Genera  Crustaceorum  et  Insectorum. 
„     Hist. — Latreille,  Histoire  naturelle  des  Crustaces  et  Insectes. 


EXPLANATION  OF  THE  ABBREVIATIONS  USED.  Xi 

L.  Buf.,  Rech. — Leon  Dufour,  Recherches  sur  les  Hemipteres. 
Leach,  Trans.  Lia.  Soc. — Leach,  iu  Transactions  of  the  Linnean  Society. 
Le  P.  et  Sere,  Euc. — Le  Pelletier  et  Serville,  Encyclopedia  Metliodique. 
Lin.,  E.  S. — Linne,  Eauna  Suecica. 
„     S.  N. — Linne,  Systema  Naturte. 

Market,  Germ.  Zeits. — Mdrkel,  in  Germar's  Zeitsciirift. 

Meyer,  Caps. — Meyer  Diir,  Verzeicbniss  der  Scliweizer  Rhynchoten,  Capsini. 

„      Stett.  Ent.  Zeit. — Meyer  Bur,  in  Stettiner  entomologisclie  Zeitung. 
Muls.,  An.  Soc.  Lin. — Mulsant,  in  Annales  de  la  Societe  Linneenue  de  Lyou. 

Netom.,  Ent.  Mag. — Newman,  iu  Entomological  Magazine. 

Oliv.,  Enc. — Olivier,  in  Encyclopedic  Methodique. 

Panz.,  F.  G. — Panzer,  Fauna  Germanica. 

Perris,  An.  Soc.  Lin. — Perris,  m  Anuales  de  la  Societe  Linneenne  de  Lyons. 

Ramb.,  Faun.  And. — Rambnr,  Fauna  Andalusise. 
Rossi,  F.  E. — Rossi,  Fauna  Etrusca. 

SchelL,  Gesclil. — Schellenberg,  Helvetisches  Wanzengeschlect. 
Say,  Amer.  Ent. — Say,  American  Entomology, 
Sahib.,  Geoc.  Fen. — Sahlberg,  Geocorisa  Fennica. 

Schill..,  Arb.  u.  Verand. — Schilling,   iu    Arbeiteu   und    Veranderungen    der 
Schlesischeu  Gesellschaft  fiir  vaterlaudische  Cultur. 
„       Beitr. — Schilling,  Beitrage  zur  Entomologie. 
Scholtz,  Arb.  u.  Verand. — SchoUz,  in  Arbeiteu  uud  Veranderungen  der  schles 

Gesellschaft  fiir  vaterl.  Cultur. 
Schrk.,  Enum.  Ins.  Aust. — Schrank,  Euumeratio  Insectorum  Austriae  indige- 
norum. 
„       F.  B. — Schrank,  Fauna  Boica. 
Schum.,  Beitr. — Schummel,  in  Beitrage  zur  Entomologie  besonders  in  Bezug 

auf  Schlesien. 
Scop.,  Ent.  Carn. — Scopoli,  Entomologica  Carniolica. 
Scott,  Ent.  Ann. — Scott,  in  the  Entomologists'  Annual. 
Sign.,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  France. — Signoret,  in  Annales  de  la  Societe  entomolo- 

gique  de  France. 
Spin.,  Hem. — Spinola,  Essai  sur  les  insectes  Hemipteres. 
Stal,  Vet.  Akad.  YQ\:\\.—Slal,  in  Oefversigt  af  Kongl.  Vetenskaps-Akademiens 

Eorhandliugar. 
Stein,  Berl.  Ent.  Zeits. — Stein,  Berliner  entomologische  Zeitschrift. 

Tillers,  L.  ^.  —  Tillers,  Linneei  Eutomologia. 

Walleng.,  Oefv. —  Wallengren,    in    Oefversigt  af    Kongl.    Vetenskaps-Akade- 
miens Forhandlingar. 


Xll  EXPLANATION  OF  THE  ABBREVIATIONS  USED. 

Westw.,  All.  Soc.  Ent.  France. —  Wedwood^  in  Auiiales  de  la  Societe  entomolo- 
gique  de  France. 
,,        Int.  Mod.  Classif. — Westioood,  Introduction  to  the  Modern  Classifi- 
cation of  Insects. 
„        Mag.  Nat.  Hist. —  Westwood,  in  the  Magazine  of  Natural  History. 
White,  Mag.  Nat.  Hist. — A.  White,  in  the  Magazine  of  Natural  History. 
Wolff,  Ic.  Cim. — Wolff,  Icones  Cimicum. 

Zett.,  Act.  Holm. — Zetterstedt,  Acta  Holmiae. 
„     Faun.  Ins.  Lap. — Zetterstedt,  Fauna  Insectorum  Lapponica. 
„     Ins.  Lap. — Zetterstedt,  lusecta  Lftpponica. 

^— Male. 
?— Female. 


INTRODUCTION. 


STEUCTUEB. 


In  the  insects  composing  the  Sub-order  Heteroptera  the  body 
consists  normally  of  13  segments,  of  which  the  1st  is  the  Head ;  the 
2nd,  3rd,  and  4fch  are  united  to  form  the  TJiorax ;  and  the  remaining 
9  are  joined  together  to  form  the  Abdomen.  In  the  latter  portion 
some  of  tlie  segments  often  become  so  amalgamated  with  or  covered 
by  others  as  not  to  be  distinguishable.  The  following  concise 
account  of  the  principal  parts  of  the  external  anatomy  is  given  in 
explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  the  descriptions  of  the  insects  ;  for 
the  minute  and  internal  anatomy  and  the  physiology,  which  do  not 
come  within  the  scope  of  this  book,  we  must  refer  to  the  works  of 
Kirby  and  Spence,  Leon-Dufour,  Burmeister,  Amyot  and  Serville, 
Kolenati,  Fieber,  Flor,  &c. 

The  Head. — On  the  upper  surface  of  the  head  the  portion  before 
the  eyes  is  the  Face,  and  the  posterior  portion  is  the  Croicn.  The 
Face  is  divided  by  two  longitudinal  lines  (sometimes  deeply  im- 
pressed) into  three  parts  or  lobes,  which  vary  in  their  relative  pro- 
portions ;  sometimes  the  Crown  is  distinctly  produced  in  front  over 
the  face,  and  this  prolongation  is  the  Clypeus.  On  the  crown  are 
2  simple  Ocelli  (sometimes  wanting).  On  the  side-margins  of  the 
head  are  2  immovable,  compound  Eyes.     Before  the  eyes,  sometimes 

7' 


•^  INTRODUCTION. 

on  the  lower  surface  of  the  liead,  are  inserted  2  Antennae  of  3,  -i,  or 
5  joints.  The  under  side  of  the  head  ia  the  Gttla,  the  sides,  ante- 
riorly, are  the  Cheeks  {gence).  In  front  of  the  head  beneath  is 
inserted  the  exterior  suctorial  mouth  called  the  Sostrum ;  it  is  an 
extension  of  the  labium,  consisting  of  3  or  4  joints ;  the  sides  are 
curved  upwards,  and  are  united  at  the  edges  to  form  a  sheath  ;  at 
the  base,  on  the  upper  side,  the  lahrum  is  more  or  less  produced,  and 
closely  appressed.  Inside  lie  the  representatives  of  the  mandibles  and 
maxillae,  in  the  form  of  4  setse  ;  the  maxillary  and  labial  palpi  are 
obsolete.  The  junction  of  the  rostrum  with  the  head  is  more  or  less 
flexible,  and  so  permits  the  extension  of  the  organ  when  in  use,  or 
its  retraction  under  the  body  when  in  repose. 

The  TJiorax. — Of  the  three  thoracic  segments  the  1st  is  the 
Protliorax,  of  which  the  upper  side  is  developed  into  the  large  plate 
adjoining  the  head,  called  the  Pronotum.  The  lower  side,  to  which 
is  attached  the  1st  pair  of  legs,  is  the  Frosternum.  The  2nd 
segment  is  the  Mesothorax  :  the  upper  side  is  the  Mesonotum,  de- 
veloped posteriorly  into  the  triangular  plate  which  lies  between  the 
elytra,  or  sometimes  covers  them,  called  the  Seidell um ;  to  the  lower 
side,  or  Mesosternum,  is  attached  the  second  pair  of  legs ;  and  to  the 
sides  are  attached  the  Elijtra.  The  3rd  segment  is  the  Metathorax  ; 
the  upper  side  or  Metanotum  is  very  short ;  the  lower  side  {Meta- 
sternum)  is  longer,  and  bears  the  3rd  pair  of  legs  ;  here  also,  on  each 
side,  anteriorly,  near  the  coxa,  is  the  orifice  of  the  internal  sac,  con- 
taining the  matter  which  gives  to  so  many  of  the  Hemiptera  their 
disagreeable  odour.  To  the  sides  of  this  segment  are  attached  the 
Wings.  The  under  side  of  the  3  thoracic  segments,  taken  together, 
is  called  the  Sternum.  The  prolongation  of  the  middle  of  the 
posterior  margin  of  the  segments  of  tlie  sternum  is  the  Xyphus. 

The  Elytra  or  wing-covers  {Ilemielytra  of  authors)  are  usually  of 
two  different  textures,  the  basal  part  being  of  a  firm  or  leathery  con- 
sistence, and  the  apical  part  delicate  and  membranous.  Each  elytron, 
taken  as  a  whole,  has  its  base,  anterior  (or  outer),  inner,  and  posterior 
margins,  its  surface  being  the  disk,  and  the  relative  parts  of  eacli 
subdivision  of  the  elytron,  have  the  same  appellations.     The  basal 


INTRODUCTION.  o 

portion  is  composed  of  2  pieces  joined  together  at  their  sides ;  one 
narrow,  adjoining  tlie  ScufeUum,  is  distinguished  as  the  Clavus  ;  the 
other,  broad,  as  the  Corhm.  In  2  sections  {Capsina  and  Antliocorimi) 
the  Cormm  is  prolonged  into  a  trianguhar  piece  (Cimeus),  which  is  at 
once  joined  to  and  separated  from  the  Corhini  by  a  flexible  suture. 
The  junction  of  the  Corium  and  Claims  is  the  Claval  suture,  and  the 
junction  of  the  Corkim  and  Membrane  is  the  Memhrane-suture.  The 
apical  portion  of  the  elytron  is  the  Memlrane,  the  inner  portion  of 
which  on  one  elytron  overlaps  the  corresponding  portion  on  the  other 
elytron  when  the  insect  is  in  repose. 

Botli  Corium  and  Membrane  are  furnished  with  nerves.*  In  the 
Corium  are  at  least  2  principal  longitudinal  nerves,  and  sometimes  1 
within  the  anterior  margin  separates  a  narrow  portion,  forming  tlie 
Emholium.  In  the  Membrane  the  number  and  position  of  the  nerves 
vary  greatly,  often  even  in  closely  allied  genera. 

In  some  cases  the  nerves  become  obsolete,  sometimes  the  Membrane 
is  wholly  or  partly  wanting,  and,  more  rarely,  the  Clavus  or  Corium 
is  but  partially  developed. 

The  Wings  are  of  a  delicate  membranous  structure,  furnished  with 
nerves,  and  fold  up  under  the  Elytra  when  in  repose.  In  some  cases 
the  Wings  are  not  developed. 

The  Legs  differ  much  in  the  several  Sections,  with  respect  to 
length,  breadth,  and  form  ;  but  they  are  always  composed  of  5  parts 
articulated  together — the  basal  piece  or  Coxa,  the  Fulcrum,  the 
Thigh,  the  Tibia,  and  the  Tarsus.  The  latter  consists  at  most  of  3 
joints,  the  terminal  one  being  furnished  with  1  or  2  claws,  between 
which  are  often  2  small  membranous  appendages  or  Pulvilli. 

The  Abdomen. — Flor,  in  hia  *  Rhynchoten  Livlands  '  has  laid  much 
stress  on  the  structure  of  the  abdomen  as  affording  characters  for 
classification,  describing  it  with  great  detail,  and  we  cannot  do  better 
than  transfer  the  following  portion  of  his  description  to  our  pages. 

*  Called  also  veins,  nervures  and  ribs,  by  various  authors.  None  of  these 
terms  are  correct,  iu  the  sense  iu  which  they  are  used  in  the  anatomy  of  the 
higher  animals,  but  as  Flor  well  observes,  no  one  thinks  in  their  application  to 
insects,  of  their  primitive  meaning. 


4-  INTRODUCTION. 

"  The  abdomen  of  the  Bhynchota,  in  its  greatest  development,  con- 
sists of  nine  segments  placed  one  after  another,  of  which  only  the 
first  6  are  proper  abdominal  segments,  the  last  3  (of  which  the  1st 
and  2nd  are  often  entirely  wanting)  differ  in  form,  more  or  less,  from 
the  others  and  subserve  the  functions  of  the  sexual  organs.  In  every 
ease,  therefore,  for  the  sake  of  analogy,  I  call  only  the  first  six,  Ah- 
chmi7ial-segments,  and  the  following  ones,  Genital-segments.     In  the 
male  in  some  families   (Anthocoridce,  Capsina,)  we  find,  apparently, 
seven   abdominal   segments,  as   the   first    genital   segment   retains 
entirely  the  form  of  an  abdominal  segmenfc.     In  the  female  of  the 
LygcEodcE,  some  of  the  Coreodce  (Coreus,  Pseudophloeiis,  Syrotnastes),  and 
Aradus,  the  6th  abdominal  segment  on  the  underside  participates  in 
the  sexual  functions,  in  like  manner  as  the  following  genital  seg- 
ments ;  thus  in  the  middle  it  is  sometimes  entire,  sometimes  cleft 
almost  up  to  the  anterior  margin,  in  such  a  manner  that  the  edges  of 
the  cleft  touch  or  overlap  each  other.     Often  in  the  female,  mostly  in 
those  instances  where  the  ovipositor  is  largely  developed,  the  last  3 
abdominal  segments  (in  the  Lygceodce  the  fourth  and  fifth)  are  broadly 
raised  up  and  in  the  middle  concealed  under  the  foregoing  segments, 
so  that  they  can  only  be  distinguished  at  the  sides.     In  the  male  on 
the  contrary  the  last  3  abdominal  segments,  in  the  middle,  on  the 
underside,  are  not  hidden  under  the  foregoing  segments,  but  are 
visible.     In  counting  the  abdominal  segments,  we  must  observe,  that 
viewed  from  beneath  (in  $  and  ?)  it  is  generally,  nearly,  or  quite  im- 
possible to  see  the  first  of  them,  since  it  is  shorter  than  the  other 
segments,  and   partly  concealed,  the  front    being  covered   by  the 
posterior  margin  of  the  metasternum  and  the  hinder  coxae,  and  the 
hinder  side  anchylosed  with  the  second  segment.     Nevertheless,  in 
such  cases,  when  the  wings  are  removed,  the  separateness  of  the 
segment  is  always  clearly  perceptible  on  the  upper  side,  so  that  we 
can  count  six  abdominal  segments  on  the  upper  side  and  only  five 
beneath.     Consequently  in  the  male  there  are  all  the  six  abdominal 
segments,  and  in  the  female  always  the  first  five  at  least,  and  mostly 
also  the  sixth,  exclusive  of  the  genital  segments. 

"Following   the   abdominal   are   the  genital   segments,   in   their 


INTRODUCTION.  O 

greatest  development  three  in  number.  On  the  upper  side  they  are 
either  invisible,  or  at  most  one  or  two  (and  then  always  the  last  one 
or  two)  can  be  seen ;  generally  also  on  the  underside  only  one  or  two 
are  visible.  In  form  they  are  sometimes  very  like  the  last  abdominal 
segment,  (occasionally  the  first  genital  segment  is  exactly  similar  as 
in  the  before-mentioned  Families,  Capsina,  Anthocoridce,  &c.),  and 
they  then  appear  as  half  or  entire  segments ;  but  sometimes  they  are 
very  dissimilar,  and  then  they  appear  as  distinct  plates,  but  only 
visible  on  the  underside." 

The  lateral  margin  of  the  abdominal  segments  is  much  developed 
in  several  sections,  and  forms  a  flat,  reflexed  or  vertical  border  to  the 
abdomen  which  is  called  the  Connexivum. 

The  Stigmata,  or  apertures  by  which  air  is  admitted  into  the  body, 
are  situated  below  the  margins  on  each  side  of  the  under  surface  of 
the  body,  viz.,  1  between  the  pro-  and  mesosternum,  1  between  the 
meso-  and  metasternum,  and  1  on  each  of  the  6  abdominal  segments. 
There  is  also  often  a  pair  on  the  2nd  genital  segment  in  the  2,  or 
on  the  1st  genital  segment  in  the  $ ,  where  it  assumes  the  form  of  an 
abdominal  segment.  In  JVepa  the  stigmata  are  wanting  on  all  the 
segments  except  the  last. 


NATUEAL  HISTORY. 

It  is  probably  in  consequence  of  the  fact  that  the  Hemiptera- 
Heteroptera  are  in  all  stages  of  their  existence  active  and  suctorial, 
and  the  consequent  difficulty  of  supplying  them,  in  confinement, 
with  fresh,  appropriate  food,  that  but  few  observations  upon  their 
natural  history  have  been  made  or  recorded.  There  is  a  gradual  de- 
velopment of  the  creature  after  it  leaves  the  egg,  not  only  in  size  but 
in  the  perfection  of  its  organs.  The  larva  resembles  the  imago  and 
is  said  to  cast  its  skin  3  times  before  it  reaches  the  pupa  state ;  then 
the  insect  is  still  more  like  the  imago,  but  some  of  its  parts,  such  as 
the  ocelli,  wings  and  claws  are  either  rudimentary,  or  are  barely  in- 
dicated, and   only  become   perfected    after    the   last   moult.     But 


6  INTRODUCTION. 

whether  each  species  casts  its  skin  the  same  number  of  times  ;  how 
long  the  individuals  of  each  species  remain  as  larva,  pupa,  or  imago  ; 
what  species  have  more  than  1  brood  in  a  year,  and  what  constitutes 
the  food  of  each  species,  are  matters  that,  in  the  great  majority  of 
instances,  remain  to  be  determined.  There  is  therefore  a  wide  fiekl 
for  research  in  the  natural  history  of  this  sub-order  of  insects. 


COLLECTING. 

The  perfect  insects  are  chiefly  to  be  found  during  the  summer ; 
but  some  (mostly  tliose  which  hybernate)  may  be  taken  in  autumn, 
winter,  and  spring  :  many  species  are  very  local.  In  summer  some 
inhabit  trees,  bushes,  or  herbaceous  plants,  feeding  on  their  sap  or 
on  other  insects ;  these  may  be  captured  by  beating  the  branches 
over  a  large  net  or  umbrella,  or  by  sweeping  with  the  sweeping  net. 
Many  species  are  to  be  found  on  the  ground  under  the  leaves  or 
about  the  stents  of  various  plants,  especially  in  sandy  places,  each 
species  being  usually  attached  to  a  particular  kind  of  plant.  A  few 
species  live  under  the  bark  of  dead  trees  and  timber.  Some  species 
are  attached  to  the  margins  of  ponds  and  rivers,  and  to  the  sea-shore  ; 
some  live  in  water,  or  glide  along  its  surface,  requiring  the  water  net 
for  their  capture.  As  a  general  rule  the  instruments  of  capture  used 
by  the  Coleopterist  will  be  those  wanted  by  the  Hemipterist.  Many 
species  are  very  active,  both  with  their  legs  and  wings,  and  must  be 
secured  directly  they  are  in  the  net.  After  trying  several  methods 
of  doing  this,  we  have  found  the  following  to  be  the  best.  Take  a 
glass  phial  about  three  inches  long  and  having  a  wide  mouth  ;  into 
this  put  a  cork,  through  the  centre  of  which  fit  a  large  quiU,  in  such 
a  manner  that  one  end  of  it,  cut  off  straight,  projects  a  little 
beyond  the  cork  inside  the  phial,  the  other  end,  cut  obliquely  and 
fitted  with  a  wooden  stopper,  projecting  1 J  inch  on  the  outsid^.  Into 
the  phial  put  quickly  a  single  young  laurel  leaf  cut  previously  into 
line  shreds,  on  the  top  of  these  place  tightly  a  piece  of  unsized  paper 
(that  imported  with  tea  is  the  best)  and  then  fill  up  the  bottle 


INTRODUCTION.  7 

loosely  witb  2  or  3  pieces  of  the  same  kind  of  paper,  taking  care  that 
the  paper  touches  the  glass  all  round.  The  hydrocyanic  acid  from 
the  laurel  renders  the  insects  motionless  immediately,  the  paper 
absorbs  any  excess  of  moisture  and  remains  damp,  and  the  insects  lie 
unhurt  among  its  folds,  but  they  should  be  set  out  within  a  day  or 
two.  The  insects,  being  for  the  most  part  of  delicate  and  fragile 
structure,  should  never  be  touched  by  the  fingers ;  the  greater 
number  will  pass  readily  through  the  quill  when  it  is  placed  above 
them,  or  the  cork  may  be  withdrawn  and  the  mouth  of  the  phial 
placed  over  those  of  large  size.  The  advantage  of  not  touching  with 
the  hand  will  also  be  found  in  the  case  of  those  species  that  give  out 
a  disagreeable  odour  ;  this  odour,  we  may  remark  by  the  way,  disap- 
pears after  death. 

In  the  autumn,  winter,  and  spring  Uemiptera  may  be  found  about 
the  roots  of  plants,  in  tufts  of  grass,  and  in  moss,  among  dead  leaves 
and  the  debris  of  hay  ricks  and  corn-stacks,  and  in  field  rubbish. 
These  may  be  brought  home  in  the  collecting-bottle  among  paper 
without  laurel ;  and  may  be  killed  like  Coleoptera  by  being  plunged 
into  hot  (not  boiling)  water. 


PEESEEVING. 

The  best  method  of  preserving  Hemvptera  is  to  fix  them  on  stout 
card  by  means  of  gum  tragacanth  reduced  to  the  consistence  of  paste 
by  means  either  of  dilute  acetic  acid,  or  of  water  in  which  a  little 
oxalic  acid  or  corrosive  sublimate  has  been  dissolved.  Turn  the 
insects  out  of  the  phial  onto  a  piece  of  white  blotting  paper,  sort  them 
into  species,  lay  the  specimens  on  their  backs,  if  requisite  put  out 
their  legs  and  antennae  with  a  camel's  hair  brush,  and  then  turn  them 
over.  Cut  the  card  into  strips  wider  than  the  length  of  the  insects, 
pin  one  strip  to  a  piece  of  thin  cork  and  cover  rather  thickly  with 
the  gum  as  much  space  as  will  suffice  for  one  insect,  lift  the  specimen 
by  means  of  a  wetted  brush  on  to  the  gummed  card,  and  place  its 
legs  and  antenna?  quicJchj  into  their  natural  position,  taking  care  not 


8  INTRODUCTION. 

to  force  tliem,  and  to  lift  the  antennse  from  the  base.  Tlie  whole 
under  surface  of  the  insect  including  the  legs  and  antennas  should 
rest  upon  the  card,  for  if  it  do  not,  some  parts  will  soon  get  broken 
oif.  The  insects  should  be  arranged  side  by  side,  $  and  $,  and 
an  example  of  each  sex  exhibited  with  the  under  side  turned  up. 
The  specimens  may  be  afterwards  separated  by  cutting  through  the 
card  with  sharp  scissors,  or  they  may  remain  together ;  but  in  any 
case  the  card  should  be  marked  on  the  under  side  with  the  locality 
and  date  of  capture.  Care  should  be  taken  to  preserve  the  specimens 
from  the  attacks  of  mites,  which  are  especially  fond  of  them  whilst 
drying,  often  devouring  the  antennse  in  a  single  night :  a  piece  of 
camphor  kept  in  the  drying  box  will  accomplish  this.  Not  till  the 
insects  are  quite  dry  should  they  be  placed  in  the  cabinet,  and  if 
they  then  become  greasy,  they  may  be  restored  to  their  beauty  by 
immersion  in  benzine. 


BRITISH    HEMIPTERA. 


Order -HEMIPTERA,  un.,  zett. 

Rhyngota,  Fab. 

Rhynchota,  Burin.,  Flor,  Fieb. 

Sub-Order  l.-HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA,  Lat. 

Heraiptera-Frontirostria,  Zeft. 
Rhyncliota-Frontirostria,  Flor. 
Rhynchota-Heteroptera,  Fieb. 
Heteroptera,  Westw. 

Wiiigs  4,  the  anterior  pair  posteriorly  overlapping  each 
other,  the  basal  portion  coriaceous,  the  apical  (sometimes 
wanting)  membranous  ;  ^posterior  wings  (sometimes  want- 
ing) membranous. 

Antenna  3  to  5-jointed. 

Mouth  suctorial,  consisting  of  a  rostrum  of  from  3  to  4 
joints,  containing  within  it  4  setae,  and  inserted  at  the  an- 
terior and  inferior  portion  of  the  head. 

Metamorphosis  incomplete.  Div.  l.-GYMNOCERATA.  2. 
-CRYPTOCERATA. 


10  HEMIPTERA-HETEUOPTERA. 

Siib-Order  2.-HEMIPTERA-H0M0PTERA,  Led* 

liemiptera-GulEErostria,  Zett. 
Rhyncliota-Giilserostria,  Mor. 
Rhynchota-Homoptera,  Fieb. 
Homoptera,  McLeay,  Westw. 
Cicadaria,  Fieh. 

Wings  4  (sometimes  wanting),  all  membranous,  the 
anterior  pair  not  overlapping  each  other. 

AntenncB  generally  short,  and  setiform. 

Mouth  suctorial  (rarely  wanting),  consisting  of  a  rostrum 
of  3  or  4  joints,  containing  within  it  4  setae,  and  inserted 
at  the  posterior  and  inferior  portion  of  the  head. 

Metamorphosis  incomplete . 


Sub  Order  1.-HEMIPTERA  HETEROPTERA,  Lat. 

Div.  1. — GYMNOCERATA,  Fieb.,Flor. 

Cimex,  Li?i. 

Cimicides,  Fall.,  Zett.,  Lat. 
Geocorisae,  Lat.,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Geocores,  Burm. 
Aurocorisa,  Westw, 

Antennre  3 — 4-jointed,  mostly  inserted  on  the  upper  side  of  the 
head,  or  5-jointed  when  inserted  on  the  under  side.  Legs  pedestrial, 
cursorial,  or  saltatorial,  not  natatorial. 

Sub-Div.  1. — Geodromica,  Fleh.,  Flor. 
Geocores,  And. 

Elytra  formed  of  several  pieces  joined  together,  or  reticulated. 
Claws  inserted  at  the  end  of  the  last  joint  of  the  tarsi. 

*  Not  included  in  this  volume. 


SCUTATINA.  11 

Sub.-Div.  2. — Hydrodromica,  Fieh.,  Flor. 
Amphibicorisse,  Lat.,  ~Duf. 

Elytra  formed  of  one  piece.  Legs  formed  for  running  or  leaping 
on  the  surface  of  water.  Claws  inserted  lefore  the  end  of  the  last 
joint  of  the  tarsi  (except  in  the  genus  Limnobates) . 

Div.  2.— CRYPTOCERATA,  Fieb.,  Flor. 

Hydrocorides  and  Naucorides,  Fall. 

Hydrocorisa,  Lat.,  Zett.,  Westw. 

Antennae  3 — 4-jointed,  very  short,  and  concealed  in  cavities  be- 
neath the  eyes.     Legs  natatorial. 

Sub-Div.  1. — LiTORALiA,  Fieh. 

Ocelli  2.  Eostrura  4-jointed.  Autennee  4-joiuted,  simple.  Tarsi 
3-joiuted.     (Wanting  in  Britain.) 

Sub-Div.  2. — Aquatilia,  Fieb. 

Ocelli  0.  AntennoB  3 — 4-joiuted,  simple,  or  with  a  side  process 
on  the  middle  joint.  Tarsi  1 — 3-jointed,  differing  on  2  or  3  pairs  of 
less. 


Div.  1.-GYMN0CERATA. 

Sub-Div.  1. — Geodromica. 

Section  \.— SCUTATINA. 

Scutati,  Burin. 

Scutata,  Ball.,  Flor. 

Longiscuti,  Am.  et  Serv. 

Scutelleridae,  Westio. 

Cydnidae,  TetyrEe,  Macropeltidae,  Fieb. 

Structure  robust,  convex.  Head  more  or  less  deflected ;  lateral 
margins  sharply  defined.  Rostrum  4-jointed,  base  in  a  channel  on 
the  under  side  of  the  head ;  lahrum  long,  narrow,  transversely 
wrinkled.      Antennce   3 — 5-joiuted    (in    British    species    always  5- 


13  SCUTATINA. 

jointed),  inserted  on  a  tubercle  below  the  margin  of  the  head,  and 
which  is  rarely  visible  from  above  ;  first,  fourth,  and  fifth  joints  more 
or  less  distinctly  petiolated.  Ocelli  2,  seldom  wanting.  'Prono- 
tum  large,  quadrangular  or  hexagonal.*  In  the  memhrane  of  the 
elytra  mostly  more  than  five  nerves.  Tarsi  2 — 3-jointed ;  between 
the  two  claws  on  the  last  joint  two  membranous  lobes  or  pulvilli. 

Abdomen. — lu  both  sexes  the  six  abdominal  segments  are  always  visible, 
and  none  of  them  take  the  form  of  genital  segments.  On  the  under 
side  the  posterior  margin  of  eacli  segment  is  more  or  less  concave,  the 
sixth  being  still  more  cut  out,  roundly  or  somewhat  squarely,  for  the  re- 
ception of  the  genital  segments.  Genital  segments. — In  the  5^ ,  as  a  rule, 
only  the  third  segment  is  visible;  it  is  usually  convex,  channeled,  and 
rounded  posteriorly;  or  it  has  only  a  slight  depression ;  or  there  is  a  wide 
opening,  with  strong  processes.  In  the  $ ,  on  the  upper  side,  the  third 
segment  is  visible,  more  rarely  the  posterior  margin  of  the  second.  On 
the  under  side  the  first  segment  appears  as  two  triangular  plates,  with  their 
inner  margins  shut  close  together ;  the  second  segment  appears  as  two 
small,  triangular  plates,  whose  inner  angles  are  distant  from  each  other ; 
the  third  segment  as  two  triangular  or  irregularly  oblong  plates,  which  lie 
behind  the  first  plate  and  go  up  between  the  first  and  second,  either  touching 
each  other  on  their  inner  angles  or  sides  or  lying  wide  apart ;  the  other 
plates  sometimes  visible  in  the  centre  belong  to  the  anal  or  genital  organs. 


Family  1.— CYDNIDtE. 

Head  small,  short,  rounded.  Nostrum  reaching  to  the  middle 
coxae,  rostral  channel  short.  Antennce  short  or  moderate.  Eyes 
small,  not  prominent.  Pronotum  quadrangular,  transverse.  Scit- 
tellum  triangular,  long,  the  apex  depressed.  Prosternum  with  a 
rostral  channel.  Ifesosfernum  with  a  slight  keel.  Leys  strong; 
tibics  with  strong  spines  in  rows ;  tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen.- — Genital  segments .-  in  the  $  the  plates  of  the  first  are  not 
ridged  at  their  junction  in  the  centre,  and  the  parallel  inner  margins  of  the 
triangular  plates  of  the  third  segment  do  not  meet.     Gen.  1,  Sehirus. 

*  These  and  other  terms  indicative  of  form  are  only  approximative,  none  of 
the  figures  being  mathematically  regular.  In  the  hexagonal  form  of  pronotum 
the  part  adjoining  the  head  is  the  anterior  margin  ;  joined  to  this  are  the  diver- 
gent sides;  from  the  lower  end  of  these  proceed  the  convergent  hinder  sides,  the 
sixth  side  being  formed  by  the  posterior  margin. 


SCUTATINA.  13 


Family  2.— ODONTOSCELID^. 

Head  broad,  short,  rounded.  Rostrum  reaching  to  the  second  or 
third  pair  of  coxre  ;  rostral  channel  narrow  in  front,  oval  behind. 
Antennce  short.  Hyes  small,  subreniform,  or  moderate  and  rounded. 
Pronotum  quadrangular,  transverse,  or  nearly  6-sided.  Smitellum 
as  long  or  nearly  as  long  as  the  abdomen,  and  nearly  as  broad. 
Prosternum  with  a  deep  rostral  channel,  which  is  sometimes  con- 
tinued on  the  meso-  and  metasternum,  and  recurved,  forming  a 
channel  for  the  antennae  when  at  rest.  Legs  short,  strong ;  tihicB 
with  fine,  short  spines ;  tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen. — Genital  segments  as  in  the  Family  CydnidcB,  except  that  in 
the  ?,  the  junction  of  the  plates  of  the  first  segment  is  ridged.  Gen.  1, 
CorimelcBna. 

In  the  9  the  angles  of  the  first  and  second  segments  meet,  and  the 
plates  of  the  third  segment  press  close  together,  closing  the  anal  aperture. 
Gen.  2,  Odontoscelis. 

Family  3.— SCIOCORIDtE. 

'Head  semi-ovate,  broad,  flat,  the  sides  thin.  Rostrum  long, 
slender,  wide  beyond  the  base  ;  rostral  channel  a  little  produced  on 
the  sides.  Antennce  rather  short,  slender.  Eyes  small,  rounded, 
prominent.  Pronotum  quadrangular,  transverse,  the  sides  produced, 
foliaceous.  Scutellum  more  than  half  the  length  of  the  abdomen, 
broad  at  the  base ;  apex  narrower,  but  broadly  rounded.  Sternum  with 
a  rostral  channel.  Legs  short,  strong ;  tihice  with  the  outer  side 
flat,  the  margins  dentate  ;  tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen. — Connexivum  broad,  horizontal.  Genital  segments :  in  the  ^ 
the  single  segment  is  convex,  with  an  oblique  ridge  at  the  sides ;  in  the 
9,  as  in  the  Family  FentatomidcE,  with  this  difference,  that  the  plates  of 
the  third  segment  are  very  small  and  short,  are  far  removed  from  each 
other,  and  do  not  reach  the  posterior  margin  of  the  second  segment. 
Gen.  1,  Sciocoris. 

Family  4.— EURYGASTRID^F. 

_H(9«<^  triangular,  rounded  in  front,  broad,  convex.  Rostrum  reaching 
to  the  third  pair  of  coxae  ;  rostral  channel  hindwardly  very  wide,  witli 
the  sides  produced.  Antennce  very  slender.  Eyes  small,  triangular. 
Pronotum  very  convex,  hexagonal ;  hinder  sides  short,  hinder  angles 


14  SCUTATINA. 

much  rounded.  Scutellum  convex,  as  long  as  the  abdomen  and 
nearly  as  broad,  the  sides  parallel,  the  end  broadly  rounded.  >S^;'er- 
iium  with  a  deep  rostral  channel :  Frosternum  in  front  divided  and 
produced  on  each  side  of  the  rostrum  into  a  rounded,  recurved 
plate,  which  projects  beyond  the  head,  forming  a  channel  for  tlie 
antennae  when  at  rest.  Legs  short,  strong;  t'lbim  angulated,  the 
upper  margins  dentate ;  tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen. — Connexivum  broad,  rounded.  Genital  segments:  in  the  $ 
the  single  segment,  beneath,  is  oblique  and  somewhat  concave  ;  in  the  $ 
the  segments  are  like  those  in  the  genus  Acmithosoma,  i.  e.,  the  first  and 
second,  long  and  transverse,  lie  above  each  other ;  the  third  is  narrow  in 
the  middle,  wide  at  the  sides,  with  the  posterior  margin  slightly  notched, 
thence  gradually  diverging  on  each  side  to  the  posterior  angle  which  is 
obtuse.     Gen.  1,  Eurygaster. 

Family  5.— ^LIIDtE. 

Head  elongate,  curved.  Rostrum  long,  thin ;  rostral  channel  deep, 
wide  in  front,  sides  much  produced.  Antennce  slender ;  tubercle 
small,  pointing  obliquely  inwards.  Eyes  small,  but  prominent.  Pro- 
notmn  hexangular ;  hinder  sides  short,  much  rounded.  Corium  with 
the  posterior  margin  rounded.  Sternum  with  a  rostral  cliannel : 
Frosternum  divided  in  the  centre,  the  anterior  margin  of  each  half 
produced  into  a  thin  plate,  projecting  beyond  the  base  of  the  head, 
forming  a  channel  for  the  antenna)  when  at  rest.  Tihice  outwardly 
flattened  ;  tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen. — Connexivum  narrow.  Genital  segments :  in  the  $  almost 
vertical,  in  tlie  centre  convex,  sides  concave,  posterior  margin  deeply  or 
slightly  notched  ;  in  the  ?  the  first  segment  wide  but  short,  convex  ; 
the  posterior  margins  sinuate  on  each  side  ;  the  second  segment  appears 
as  two  widely  parted,  long,  narrow,  obtuse  lobes,  reaching  to  the  end  of 
the  abdomen;  the  third  segment  forms  on  each  side  of  tlie  second,  a  sub- 
triangular,  convex  plate.     Gen.  1,  AElia  ;  2,  Jillodes. 

Family  0.— PODOPID/E. 

Head  small,  subquadrangular.  Rostrum  long,  slender;  rostral 
channel  with  the  sides  produced.  Antennce  short,  the  outer  side  of 
the  tubercle  produced  into  a  short,  obtuse  S])ine.  Eyes  large,  very 
prominent.  Pronotwn  hexagonal,  at  the  anterior  angles  a  large  pro- 
cess, hinder  angles  dentate.     Scuiellmn  nearly  as  long  as  the  abdo- 


SCUTATINA.  .  15 

men,  very  wide  throughout,  sides  parallel,  end  broadly  rounded. 
Sternum  without  rostral  chanuel,  only  widely  depressed  in  the  centre. 
Legs  short ;  tihiw  :  first  pair  angulated  ;  tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen. — Connexicum  narrow.  Genital  segments :  in  the  $ ,  the  fii'st, 
segment  vertical,  hiudwardly,  at  each  side,  with  a  broad,  sinuate  process, 
projecting  beyond  the  base,  curving  inwardly,  but  not  meeting  in  tlic 
centre.  In  the  9,  the  first  segment  is  short ;  the  second  forms  two  long, 
widely  separated,  triangular  plates;  the  third  is  triangular,  filling  the 
space  between  the  plates  of  the  second  segment,  and  hindwardly  projecting 
beyond  them,  the  posterior  margin  rounded.     Gen.  1.  Fodops. 

Family  7.— PENTATOMIDtE. 

Head  quadrangular,  semi-elliptic,  or  sub  trapezoidal.  Rostrum 
reaching  at  least  to  the  second  pair  of  coxse,  generally  slender, 
sometimes  stout  at  the  base ;  rostral  channel  shallow.  Antennce 
slender,  short  or  long.  Pronotum  hexangular,  hinder  angles  some- 
times much  produced.  Scutellum  subtriangular,  broad,  generally 
constricted  beyond  the  middle.  Sternum  without,  or  only  with  a 
shallow,  rostral  channel:  llesosternum  mostly  with  a  slight  keel. 
Legs  unarmed ;  tibice  generally  with  the  margins  of  the  upper  side 
reflexed,  forming  a  channel ;  tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen. — Genital  segments :  in  the  $  the  single  segment  on  the  pos- 
terior margin  is  either  straight  or  notched  in  the  centre,  so  tiiat  the 
angles  are  somewhat  pointed.  In  the  $,  the  first  segment  is  generally 
convex ;  the  second  appears  under  its  posterior  margin ;  the  plates  of  the 
third  segment  are  long  and  divided,  the  obtuse  points  generally  projecting 
a  little  beyond  the  abdomen.  Gen.  1,  Ej/sarcoris ;  2,  Pentatoma ;  3, 
StracJiia. 

Family  8— ASOPIDJE. 

Head  sub  quadrangular.  Rostrum  reaching  to  or  beyond  the  second 
pair  of  coxae,  stout,  the  base  very  broad  ;  rostral  channel  short  and 
shallow.  An.tenncB  slender ;  tubercle  short,  inserted  before  the  eyes. 
Eges  moderate,  or  large  and  prominent.  Pronotum  hexagonal,  fre- 
quently much  produced  at  the  hinder  angles.  Scutellum  triangular, 
sides  sinuate,  apex  rounded.  Sternum  with  a  slight  keel.  Legs  :  fore 
thighs  sometimes,  with  a  spine  beneath ;  tilncB  outwardly  flattened, 
the  margins  on  the  upper  side  (of  the  fore  pair  especially)  reflexed  ; 
on  the  under  side  a  fine,  acute  spine ;  tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen. —  Genital  segments  as  in  Pentatoinidte.  Gen.  1,  Zicrona  ;  2, 
Jalla ;  2>,  Bhacognathus ;  4,Asop/is;   5,  Picromerus. 


16  COREINA. 


Family   9.— RAPHIGASTRIDiE. 

Head  subquadrate  or  angulated.  Bostrum  slender,  long,  or  very- 
long;  rostral  channel  shallow.  Antennae  slender,  sometimes  long. 
Pronotum  hexagonal,  the  hinder  angles  sometimes  much  produced. 
Scutelliim  triangular ;  the  sides  sinuate,  constricted  beyond  the 
middle  ;  apex  rounded  or  pointed.  Sternum  with  a  very  deep,  thin 
keel  (sometimes  slighter,  and  on  the  presternum  only).  Tihice  some- 
times inwardly,  with  a  fine  spine ;  sometimes  outwardly,  ilat,  with 
the  margins  more  or  less  reflexed ;  tarsi  3  or  2-jointed. 

Abdomen  beneath,  ou  the  second  segment,  with  a  mucro  or  a  long 
appressed  spine  reaching  across  the  sternum.  The  genital  segments  vary 
in  the  different  genera.  In  Tropicoris  and  Fiezodorus  they  follow  the 
same  type  as  in  the  Pentatomidcb.  In  Acanthosoma  the  structure  is  given 
under  the  genus.     Gen.  1,  Tropicoris  ;  2,  Piezodoriis ;  ?>,  Acanthosoma. 


Section  2.—C0BEINA. 

Coreodes,  p.,  Burm. 
Coreodse,  Flor. 
Coreidae,  West.,  p.,  Meh. 
Supericornes,  p.,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Supericornia,  p..  Ball. 

Structure  somewhat  robust  or  elongate.  Head  with  the  side  mar- 
gins rounded.  Antennae  (in  the  British  species  always)  4-jointed, 
inserted  far  in  front  of  the  eyes*  at  or  near  the  outer  anterior  angle 
of  the  crown.  Ocelli  2.  Hostrum  4-jointed.  Scutellum  not  reach- 
ing half  the  length  of  the  abdomen.  Elytra :  Corium,  the  nerves 
ending  in  one  or  two  rhomboidal  cells  on  the  posterior  margin  ; 
Membrane  with  generally  furcate  nerves  springing  from  a  transverse, 
basal  nerve.  Tarsi  trimerous,  with  two  lobes  between  the  two  claws 
at  the  end  of  the  last  joint. 

Abdomen. — The  genital  segments  vary  in  the  different  genera. 

*  Amyot  and  Serville  give  the  point  of  insertion  of  the  antennae  in  their  Family 
Supericornes  as  on  or  above  an  ideal  line,  drawn  from  the  eyes  to  the  origin  of 
the  labrum ;  while  in  their  Family  Infcricornes  it  is  below  such  a  line. 


COREINA.  17 


Family   1.— COREID.E. 

Head:  Crown  more  or  less  quadrangular;  Face  narrow,  ofteu 
greatly  deflected,  and  with  the  central  lobe  spinose.  Antennce  :  basal 
joint  often  longer  than  the  head,  the  last  joint  more  or  less  thickened. 
Pronotum  narrow  in  front,  wide  behind,  hexanguhir  or  trapeziform, 
the  hinder  angles  sometimes  greatly  raised  and  produced. 

Abdomen  wide,  connexivum  broad.  Genital  segments  on  the  under  side, 
especially  in  the  $,more  or  less  visible.  Gen.  1,  Syromastes  ;  'i,Enoplups; 
3,  Gonocems;  4,  Verlusia  ;  5,  Co  reus  ;  (S,  Sj^athocera  ;  7,  Fseudophlceus ; 
8,  Ceralept'us. 


Family  2.— CORIZIDtE. 

Head  short,  broad,  posteriorly  incrassated,  and  then  constricted 
before  its  insertion  into  the  thorax.  Aiifennce  :  basal  joint  shorter 
than  the  head,  apical  joint  long,  a  little  thickened.  Fi/es  prominent. 
Pronotum  short,  trapezoidal.  Corium  mostly  more  or  less  trans- 
parent. 

Abdomen. —  Genital  segments  tapevrng,  retractile.     Gen.  1,  T/ierap/ia  ;  2, 
Corizus  ;  3,  Myrmus. 


Family  3.— CHOROSOMIDJE. 

Long,  narrow.  Head :  Crown  long,  sides  parallel ;  Face  angular, 
lobes  of  nearly  equal  breadth,  the  central  one  slightly  the  longest. 
Antennae  :  basal  joint  long,  thick,  the  rest  tapering,  the  apical  joint 
not  being  thicker  than  the  third  ;  second  and  third  in  length  sub- 
equal.  Pronotum  long — trapezoidal.  Elytra  mucli  shorter  than  the 
abdomen.  Corium  transparent.  Tarsi :  first  joint  longer  than  the 
other  two  together. 

Abdomen. — Genital  segments  tapering,  more  or  less  retractile.     Geu.  1, 
Ckorosoma. 


18  BERYTINA. 


Eamily  4.— STENOCEPHALIDiE. 

Narrow,  elliptical.  Head:  Crown  long,  narrow,  linear;  Face, 
sliort,  narrow,  triangular.  Antennce  long,  filiform ;  second  and 
fourtli  joints  long,  subequal.  Eijes  small,  inserted  nearly  in  the 
middle  of  the  side  of  the  head.  Ocelli  very  small,  approximate,  in- 
serted at  the  base  of  the  head.     Fronotum  trapezoidal. 

Abdomen  long,  ovate ;  iu  the  ?  beneath,  the  last  segment  is  flattened 
and  with  a  ridge  in  the  centre.  Genital  segments  in  tlie  ^  rounded  pos- 
teriorly, in  the  ?  short,  the  last  segment  rounded  at  the  sides,  the  pos- 
terior margin  short  and  emarginate.     Gen.  1,  Stenocephalus. 

Family  5.— ALYDID^. 

Narrow,  long,  linear.  Head :  Grown  broad,  posteriorly  con- 
stricted ;  Face  long,  triangular,  deflected.  Antenncs  long,  slender, 
almost  filiform,  the  last  joint  longest.  Fyes  prominent.  Ocelli 
approximate,  placed  between  the  eyes.  Legs  long,  hinder  thighs 
spined  beneath  ;  tay^si,  first  joint  longer  than  the  other  two  together. 

Abdomen. — Genital  segments  short,  obtusely  pointed  posteriorly.  Geu. 
1,  Alydus. 

Section  'd.— BERYTINA. 

Berytidse,  Fieb.,  Flor. 
Coreocles,  p.,  Burm. 
Coreidse,  p.,  JFestw. 
Supericornes,  p.,  Am.  ef  Serv, 
Supericornia,  p.,  Dallas. 

Structure  elongate,  narrow,  slender.  Antennce  4-jointed,  very 
long,  slender,  elbowed  at  the  base  of  the  second  joint,  inserted  at 
the  front  of  the  crown.  Eyes  inserted  at  the  anterior  portion  of  the 
sides  of  the  head,  near  the  base  of  the  antennae.  Ocelli  2.  Bostruvi 
4-jointed.  JLlgtra  :  CoriwOT,  the  nerves  not  furcate  at  the  end ;  Mem- 
Irane  with  five  nerves.  Legs  long,  slender ;  thighs  clavate ;  tihice 
suddenly  bent  at  the  base ;  tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen  narrow  at  the  base.  The  genital  segments  differ  iu  the  genera 
as  stated. 


CCECIGENINA.  VJ 


Family  1.— METACANTHID^. 

Head  short ;  Crown  not  produced  in  front ;  Face  vertical.  Antennce 
filiform;  first  joint  very  long,  at  the  top  short — elavate  ;  second  joint 
not  short ;  fourtli  joint  fusiform.  Thorax  vertically  thick.  Proiio- 
tiim  long-trapezoidal,  the  disk  posteriorly  globose.  Scutellum  with 
a  spine  or  nodule  at  the  base.  Elytra  :  Coriinii  diaphanous  ;  Mem- 
brane transparent.     Ler/s  very  long  and  slender. 

Abdomen. — Genital  segments  without  posterior  processes.     Geu.  1,  Meta- 
catithus  ;  2,  Metatropis. 

Family  2.— BERYTIDJ]]. 

Head  long ;  Crown  quadrangular,  the  sides  lobe-like,  the  front  pro- 
duced into  a  long,  vertically  deep  plate  above  the  face.  Antennce  : 
the  first  joint  elavate  at  the  top,  the  second  joint  very  short,  the  fourth 
joint  fusiform.  Ft/es  distant  from  the  base  of  the  head.  Pronotum 
long-trapezoidal,  the  disk  with  a  central  keel.  Elytra :  Cerium 
opaque,  with  large  transverse  depressions  or  punctures  between  the 
strong  nerves. 

Abdomen. — Genital  segments   more   or  less   with   posterior    processes. 
Gen.  1,  Berytus  ;  2,  Neides. 


Section  4..—C(ECIGENINA. 

Coecigena,  Am.  et  Serv.,  Flor. 
Astemmites,  p.,  Lap. 
Lygseodes,  p.,  Biirm. 
Lygaeides,  p.,  Koleti. 
Lygseidse,  p.,  Westiv. 
Pyri'liocoridse,  Fleb. 

Antenna  4-joiuted,  inserted  below  the  eye-line.  Ocelli  0.  Bos- 
trum  4-jointed,  free.  Elytra  :  Ilemlraue  with  two  large  cells  at  the 
base,  whence  spring  several  ramified  nerves.     Tarsi  trimerous. 


20  LYCEINA. 


Family  1.— PYRRHOCORIDtE. 

Oval.  Head  from  above  5-sided,  from  the  side  thick,  convex. 
nostrum  reaching  to  the  end  of  the  metasternum  ;  first  joint  as  long 
as  the  head.  Pronotum  trapeziform.  Fore  thighs  thick,  with  small 
spines. 

Abdomen. — Genital  segments  in  both  sexes  short ;  on  the  upper  side,  in 
the  $,  only  tlie  margin  of  the  horizontal  portion  of  the  third  segment  is 
visible ;  in  the  $  the  second  and  third  are  visible.  On  the  underside,  in 
the  ^,  a  large  portion  of  the  second,  and  the  whole  of  the  third  are 
visible,  both  very  convex,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  third  suddenly  and 
broadly  horizontal :  in  the  $  nearly  all  the  space  beyond  the  sixth  ab- 
dominal segment  is  occupied  by  the  first  genital  segment,  which  appears 
as  two  broad  plates  closely  joined,  in  the  centre  of  the  space,  in  a  deep, 
wide  furrow,  the  sides  being  convex ;  the  posterior  margin  widely  notched  ; 
here  the  third  segment  appears  in  the  centre,  narrow  and  concave,  with  a 
central  ridge,  the  space  at  each  side  being  tilled  by  the  small,  curved  plate 
of  the  second  segment.     Gen.  1,  Pp-rhocoris. 


Section  h.—LYGJEINA. 

Lygoeodes,  Burm. 
Lygoeiclaej  Westw. 
Lygoeodse,  Flor,  Fieb. 
Iiifericornes,  p.,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Infericornia,  p.,  Dall. 

Structure  more  or  less  stout,  of  a  hard  consistence.  Antenncs 
4-jointed,  inserted  under  (sometimes  oti)  a  line  drawn  from  the  eye 
to  the  base  of  the  labrum.  Ocelli  2.  Membrane  of  the  elytra  with 
four  or  five  simple  nerves.     Tarsi  trimerous  (except  in  Zosmoridcs). 

Abdomen. — The  genital  segments  differ  in  the  Families. 

Family  1.— RHYPAROCHROMID^. 

Head  convex,  triangular  in  front.  Antennce  :  first  and  fourth  joints 
generally  the  thickest,  the  first  shortest,   the  second  usually  the 


LYO.EINA.  21 

longest.  Pi'onofuin  trapezoidal  or  quadrangular.  Sfernum  without 
perceptible  rostral  channel,  the  hinder  margin  of  the  metasterrmm 
prolonged,  more  or  less,  over  the  base  of  the  abdomen.  Legs  strong, 
the  thighs  of  the  first  pair  mostly  incrassated  and  armed  beneath. 

Abdomen :  in  the  $,  the  flrst  four  abdoniiual  segiueuts  beneath  have  the 
posterior  margin  straight;  the  fifth  segment  on  the  posterior  margin  angu- 
larly and  deeply  cut  out  in  the  middle,  which  appears  raised  and  retracted 
under  the  fourth  segment ;  the  sixth  segment  long,  with  the  posterior 
margin  straiglit.  Genital  segments. — In  the  ,J,  as  a  rule,  only  one  is 
visible  beneath,  convex  and  rounded.  In  the  $  the  segments  are  very 
short ;  above,  only  the  2nd  visible ;  beneath,  on  the  sides,  are  the  trian- 
gular plates  of  the  second  segment,  within  them  the  plates  of  the  third, 
and  in  the  narrow  opening  between  these  the  edges  of  the  linear  plates  of 
the  first  segment  appear.  Gen.  1,  Gastrodes ;  2,  Plociomerus  ;  3,  Macro- 
notiis ;  4,  Eremocoris ;  5,  Bieuches ;  6,  Scolopostethus ;  7,  Feritrechus ; 
^,  Tnipezonottis ;  9,  Pionosorims ;  10,  Drpnophilus ;  11,  Tropistethus ; 
12,  Khypurochromus  ;  13,  Rypnophila  ;  1^,  Fli}itMsus ;  \^,  Stj/gnocoris  ; 
16,  Acompus  ;  17,  Ischnodemus. 


Family  2.— PHYGADICID^. 

Head,  across  the  eyes  wider  than  the  front  of  the  pronotum.  An- 
tennae of  nearly  equal  thickness  throughout ;  the  second  joint  slightly 
longest,  terminal  joint  elongate.  Eyes  large,  prominent.  Pronofiim 
long-trapeziform.  Scutellum  long-triangular.  Legs  strong,  all 
the  thighs  stout,  the  first  pair  spined  beneath  ;  tarsi  long,  first  joint 
longest.     Membrane  of  the  elytra  with  two  basal  cells. 

Abdomen. — Abdominal  segments  in  the  ?,  first  three  straight  on  the  pos- 
terior margin ;  fourth  very  short  in  the  middle,  lengthened  angularly  at 
each  side ;  fifth  appears  on  each  side  as  an  angular  plate,  the  middle  being 
hidden  under  the  fourth  segment ;  sixth  greatly  deflected,  very  long  in 
tlie  middle,  joining  the  third  segment,  extending  down  between  the  fourth 
and  fifth,  and  then  broadly  widened  behind  them,  the  centre  ridged,  the 
posterior  margin  straight.  Genital  segments  short ;  the  first  appears  as  two 
very  short,  rounded  ends  between  the  last  abdominal  and  the  third  genital 
segment ;  the  second  as  a  small  triangular  plate  at  each  side  ;  the  third, 
rounded,  and  with  a  furrow  in  the  middle,  forms  the  apex  of  the  body. 
Gen.  1,  Phggadicus ;  2,  Ngsius. 


22  LYGiEINA. 


Family  3.— HENESTARID^. 

Head  short,  across  the  eyes  wider  than  the  front  of  the  pronotum. 
Aiitennce :  first  joint  thickest ;  second  joint  slightly  the  longest ; 
fourth  joint  long-fusiform.  Ui/es  very  prominent.  Pronotum  broad, 
trapeziform.  Scntellum  equilaterally  triangular.  Legs  :  thighs,  first 
pair  not  incrassated,  unarmed ;  tarsi  long,  first  joint  longest. 

Abdomen. — Abdominal  segments  in  the  $,  the  first  three  straight  on  the 
posterior  margin  ;  fourth  a  little  shortened  in  the  middle ;  fifth  very 
short  in  the  middle,  the  sides  angular ;  sixth  long,  greatly  deflected, 
ridged  in  the  middle,  the  posterior  margin  cut  out  angularly.  Qenital 
segments :  first  generally  invisible ;  second  appears  as  a  small  triangular 
plate  on  each  outer  side ;  third  elongate,  forming  the  end  of  the  body. 
Gen.  1,  Ilenestaris. 

Family  4.--CYMIDiE. 

Head  narrow,  scarcely  wider  across  the  eyes  than  the  front  of  the 
pronotum.  Antennce :  first  joint  not  much  thickened,  second  and 
third  slender,  the  second  longest ;  fourth  as  thick  as  the  first,  ob- 
tuse, fusiform.  ^ye5  not  prominent.  Pro?20^?wr*  trapeziform.  Legs: 
thighs,  first  pair  not  incrassated,  unarmed ;  tarsi,  first  and  third 
joints  in  length  subequal. 

Abdomen. — Abdominal  segments  in  the  $,  the  first  three  straight  on  the 
posterior  margin ;  fourth  and  fifth  very  short  in  the  middle,  thence 
sloping  obliquely  outwards  on  each  side ;  sixth  forms  an  oblique  plate  on 
each  side,  equally  wide  throughout.  Genital  segments:  in  the  9  much 
deflected  to  the  sides ;  the  first  short,  barely  visible ;  the  second  appears 
as  two  angulated  plates  with  their  apices  in  the  centre ;  the  third  wide, 
rounded  or  pointed.     Gen.  1,  Chilacis  ;*  2,  Ischnorhynchus  ;  3,  Cymus. 

Family  5.— ZOSMORIDJE. 

Head  broad,  short :  Face,  side  lobes  much  longer  than  the  central 
lobe,  projecting  in  front  of  it,  curved  inwards  at  the  ends  and  meet- 
ing, but  leaving  an  open  space  before  the  central  lobe.  Antenncs  short ; 
first  and  second  joints  short  and  stout ;  third  joint  long,  slender ; 
fourth  joint  clavate.   .  Eges  small,  but  prominent,  the  orbit  produced 

*  It  is  doubtful  if  this  genus  is  rightly  placed  in  the  family,  but  the  want  of 
specimens  for  examination  prevents  our  decision. 


TINGIDINA.  23 

in  front  into  a  short,  obtuse  spine.  Ocelli  small,  distant,  inserted 
close  to  the  anterior  margin  of  the  pronotum.  Rostrum  reaching  to 
the  first  pair  of  eoxce,  lying  in  a  channel.  Pronotum  subquadrate, 
convex,  witli  2  or  3  central  keels.  Scutellmn  small.  Elijtra : 
Clavus  and  Coriuiii  subreticulate,  with  strong  nerves  ;  Membrane 
subreticulate  at  the  base,  with  4  nerves,  Sternitm  with  a  central, 
shallow  channel  widened  and  flattened  on  the  metasternum.  Legs 
short,  unarmed  ;  tarsi  (apparently)  2-jointed. 

Abdomen  broad  at  the  apex  ;  beueath,  in  tlie  $ ,  the  first  four  segments 
on  the  posterior  margin  straight,  on  tlie  fifth  concave ;  tiie  sixth  segment 
in  the  centre  convex,  with  a  rather  deep,  rounded  excision  on  the  pos- 
terior margin,  which  is  filled  in  a  line  with  the  rest  of  the  segment  pos- 
teriorly, by  the  single,  convex  genital  segment.  In  the  $  beneath,  the 
first  five  Abdominal  segments  are  like  those  of  the  $ ,  except  that  the  fifth 
on  its  posterior  margin  is  more  angularly  cut  out ;  the  sixth  segment  is 
but  slightly  convex,  is  cleft,  but  not  opened  in  the  centre,  and  the  pos- 
terior margin  has  in  the  centre  a  small  notch  from  which  the  margin  is 
rounded  off  on  each  side.  Tlie  Genital  segments  are  very  siiort,  and  lie 
close  together  in  a  transverse  line.  In  the  middle  the  two  narrow  plates 
of  the  first  segment  meet ;  on  each  side  next  outwardly  are  the  small 
plates  of  the  third  segment,  and  then  the  larger  plates  of  the  second 
segment.     Gen.  1,  Zosmorus. 

This  family,  as  Flor  remarks,  forms  a  perceptible  transition  between 
Lygceina  and  Tingidina,  but,  by  the  structure  of  the  abdomen,  is 
more  nearly  related  to  the  former  than  to  the  latter. 

Section  Q.— TINGIDINA. 

Membranacei,  p.,  Lat.,  Burnt. 
Tingides,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Tingiclae,  JFestw. 
Tingi elites.  Lap. 
Tingididce,  Fleb. 
Tingididea,  Flor. 

Antenna  4-jointed.  Ocelli  0.  Scutellum  wanting  or  rudimentary, 
replaced  by  the  angulated  projecting  hinder  portion  of  the  pronotum. 
'Elytra  reticulated  and  of  one,  uniform,  thin  substance  throughout. 
Tarsi  2-jointed. 

Abdomen:  in  the  ?,  the  sixth  abdominal  segment,  on  the  underside 
widening  at  the  sides,  but  its  posterior  margin  in  the  middle  is  produced 


24  TINGIDINA. 

into  a  point.  Genital  segments:  in  the  ^,  two  are  visible;  the  first 
formed  like  tlie  abdominal  segments ;  the  second  on  tiie  upper  side_  has 
two  short,  horny  processes ;  on  the  under  side  it  is  somewhat  convex,  and 
at  the  end,  which  is  broad  or  narrow,  is  somewhat  recurved ; — sometimes 
also  there  is  a  slight  impression  on  each  side.  In  the  $ ,  the  first  segment 
is  scarcely  visible,  and  the  second  and  third  are  formed  like  the  abdominal 
segments,  the  second  being  shorter  than  the  third.  On  the  underside 
they  are  cleft  in  the  middle,  but  not  parted,  .the  margins  of  the  cleft 
forming  a  raised  sutural  line.  The  genital  segments  are  of  the  same  type 
in  all  the  genera. 


Family  1.— AGRAMMID^E. 

Punctate-reticulate.  Head  rather  large  and  convex.  Antemncs 
sliort,  stout,  2nd  joint  longest.  'Eijes  rather  prominent.  Bostrum 
in  a  deep  channel.  Pronotum  convex,  the  front  without  a  hood,  the 
sides  without  reticulated  margin,  widened  gradually  to  the  hinder 
angles  ;  scutellar  process  elongate.  Elytra  convex,  with  fine,  granu- 
lated, subreticulate  punctures.     G-en.  1,  Agramma.  * 

Family  2.~TINGIDID/E. 

Reticulated.  Head  with  2  or  3  spines  on  the  crown.  AntenncB  -. 
3rd  joint  longest  and  thinnest  (sometimes  apparently  thickest,  being 
densely  clothed  with  stout  hairs).  liostrum  thin,  long,  in  a  deep 
channel  of  which  the  sides  are  raised.  Pronotum  in  front,  with  a 
hood  or  only  tumid ;  sides  with  foliaceous  margins,  projecting  or 
closely  lapped  over  on  to  the  pronotum;  disk  with  1  or.  3  keels ; 
scutellar  process  usually  long.  Eli/tra,  with  the  anterior  margin 
more  or  less  wide  and  reflexed ;  nerves  of  the  disk  usually  forming 
a  long  lanceolate  cell.  Gen.  1,  Monanthia ;  2,  Derephysia ;  3,  Dic- 
tyonota;  4,  Campylostira ;  5,  OrtJioalira. 


CORTTnCOLlNA. 


Section  I.—IIEBRINA. 

Hebridse,  F'leh. 
Hebroidea,  Flor. 
Hebrides,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Hydrodromici,  p.,  Burm. 

Consistence  hard ;  compressed.  Antennrp  6-jointed.  Ocelli.  2. 
Bostnim  4-jointed.  Elytra  :  Clavus  membranous  ;  Membrane  witli- 
out  perceptible  nerves.     Tarsi  trimerous. 

Family   1.— tlEBRID^. 

Long-oval,  small,  stout.  Head  long  ;  Crown  long,  clypeate  ;  Face 
short,  broad.  Antennae:  first  and  second  joints  stout;  third  and 
fifth  very  minute,  like  a  petiole  of  the  preceding  joints.  Ocelli 
small,  in  a  line  vrith  the  middle  of  the  eyes.  Bostrmn  4-jointed, 
long  ;  first  and  second  joints  very  short ;  rostral  channel  with  deep, 
raised  sides.  Pronotum  hexagonal,  sides  before  the.  middle  very 
deeply  constricted ;  disk  with  a  central  longitudinal  channel  and  a 
fovea  on  each  side  of  it  anteriorly ;  posteriorly  convex.  Elytra  : 
Corium  alone  coriaceous :  Clavus  posteriorly  not  perceptibly  sepa- 
rated from  the  membrane.  Sternum  with  a  wide  vertical  channel. 
Legs  stout,  long  ;  posterior  thighs  curved ;  each  pair  of  coxcb  very 
wide  apart ;  tarsi,  first  joint  very  short ;  second  short,  stout,  the 
end  oblique,  clasping  the  third  so  that  the  two  joints  look  like  one ; 
the  third  long,  stout ;  claws  very  short  and  thiu.     Gen.  1,  Hebrus. 

Section  ^—CORTTCICOLIKI. 

Corticicolse,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Membranacei,  p.,  Lett.,  Burm. 
Aradidse,  'Fieb. 
Aradoidea,  Flor. 

Head  horizontal,  in  front  developed  into  a  long  process.  AntenntB 
'4-jointed,  inserted  on  the  inner  side  of  large  antenniferous  processes. 


26  CORTICICOLINA. 

Ocelli  0.   Rostrum  short,  3-jomted.     Tarsi  2-jointe(l,  the  2ad  joint 
longest. 

Abdomen. — The  Genital  segments  differ  in  the  families  as  stated. 


Family  1.— ANEURIDiE. 

Very  flat  and  thin,  smooth.  Head  wide,  contracted  behind  to  a 
short  neck  ;  antenniferous  processes  broad,  the  end  straight.  An- 
tenncB :  fourth  joint  longest.  Pronotum  sub-hexagonal,  twice  as  broad 
as  long.  Scutellum  broad,  rounded  behind,  almost  semicircular. 
Elytra  :  Corium  very  short,  merging  into  tbe  membrane,  which  is 
very  broad,  with  1  basal  cell  and  1  nerve. 

Abdomen. — Conneximim  very  broad,  horizontal,  the  margin  rounded  ;  Genital 
segments  rounded  behind,  not  foliaceous.     Gen.  1,  Aneurus. 


Family  2.— ARADID^. 

Flat,  granulated  all  over.  Head  with  a  short  neck  ;  antennife- 
rous processes  long,  acutely  pointed.  Antennce  mostly  thick,  the 
length  of  the  joints  varying,  the  3rd  longest,  the  4th  conical  at  the 
end.  JEyes  large,  prominent.  Rostrum  longer  than  the  head,  in  a 
narrovp  channel.  Pronotiivi  transverse,  6-sided,  side  margins  foli- 
aceous, posterior  margin  produced  over  the  base  of  the  elytra; 
disk  with  4  keels.  Scutellum  long,  triangular,  concave.  Elytra  : 
Clavus  very  narrow ;  Corium  abbreviated  internally,  the  anterior 
margin  wide  and  projecting  at  the  base  ;  nerves  strong,  forming  2 
cells  ;  Membrane  with  4  nerves,  forming  three  cells. 

Abdomen  beneath,  with  a  fine  linear,  longitudinal  channel ;  Connexivum 
broad,  horizontal,  foliaceous,  the  margin  dentate ;  the  last  Genital  segment 
posteriorly,  with  a  broad,  bi-lobed,  foliaceous  margin.     Gen.  1,  Aradus. 


CAPSTNA.  27 


Section   d.—  CJPSINA. 

Astemmites,  p.,  Lap. 
Capsini,  Bttrm.,  Kolen. 
Bicelluli,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Capsidee,  Westw. 
Capsina,  ¥lor. 
Phytocoridse,  Fleh. 

Structure  soft,  fragile.  Head  witli  the  Chjpeus  developed. 
AntenncB  4-jointed,  mostly  setiform  or  filiform,  often  very  long,  in- 
serted for  the  most  part  between  and  before  the  eyes.  Ocelli  0.* 
^os^rwm 4-jointed,  free.  Elytra:  Cot'ium  with. a  Oimeus ;  Membrane 
with  two  closed  cells  at  its  base,  more  rarely  with  only  one,  otherwise 
without  nerves.     Tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen,. — lu  the  $  there  are  apparently  seven  abdominal  segments, 
but  the  seventh  is  the  first  genital  segment,  which  has  entirely  the  form  of  an 
abdominal  segment.  In  the  9,  on  the  underside,  the  six  abdominal  seg- 
ments Jiave  their  posterior  margin  either  straight  or  the  last  two  or  three 
raised  and  retracted  in  the  middle,  the  sixth  often  so  much  that  it  is  only 
visible  on  the  sides ;  usually  the  posterior  margin  of  the  last,  or,  when  the 
middle  of  it  cannot  be  seen,  then  of  the  penultimate  segment,  has  a  short, 
triangular  process,  overlying  the  base  of  the  ovipositor,  but  this  is  some- 
times wanting.  The  genital  segments  are  formed  alike  in  all  the  genera. 
In  the  $  the  first  of  the  two,  as  before  stated,  has  entu-ely  the  form  of 
the  preceding  abdominal  segment ;  the  second,  or  true  genital  segment,  is 
large,  visible  above  and  beneath,  somewhat  convex  beneath,  gradually 
tapering  to  the  apex,  with  an  opening  above  for  the  anus  and  genital 
organs.  In  the  $  the  second  and  third  segments  are  visible  above  and 
beneath,  annular,  and  formed  like  the  preceding  abdominal  segments,  but 
on  the  underside  cleft  in  the  middle  throughout  their  length,  the  margins 
of  the  cleft  being  parallel  to  each  other.  The  second  segment  beneath 
has  its  posterior  margin  straight  or  a  little  concave,  anteriorly  widely 
extended,  the  angles  which  lie  on  the  cleft  rounded ;  the  third  segment 

*  Kolenati,  in  his  '  Meletemata  Entomologica,'  fasc.  ii,  p.  95,  says,  "  Ocelh 
minimi ;"  and  adds,  "  Sub  microscopio  pro  corporibus  opacis  constructo  ocehi 
pone  et  retro  oculos  couspici  possuut.  Ocelli  in  Capsinis  numquam  nigri  a  me 
visi;  semper  enim  pellucidi,  hinc  in  capite  pallido  difScillimi  visu.  Facilius 
conspiciendi  in  lamella  epicranii  a  reliquis  capitis  partibus  separata." 


28  CAPSTNA. 

uarrowed  posteriorly.  In  the  cleft  of  the  second  and  third  segments  lies 
the  first  segment,  composed  of  two  very  narrow,  long  plates,  of  which  the 
inner  margins  are  close  together,  covering  the  ovipositor  throughout  its 
length,  reaching  from  its  base  to  the  end  of  the  third  segment,  where  they 
are  more  visible  than  between  the  margins  of  the  cleft  of  the  second 
segment.  The  long,  strong,  ovipositor,  when  at  rest,  is  entirely  shut  in 
and  concealed  t)y  the  plates  of  the  first  segment,  whence  it  is  protruded 
for  the  fulfilment  of  its  functions.  Div.  1,  UnicelluU. — Membrane  with 
one  cell.     Div.  2,  Bicelluli. — Membrane  with  two  cells. 


Div.  l.-UNICELLULI. 

Family  1.— BRYOCORID.E. 

Short-oval,  Head  short,  vertical  in  front ;  Croion  flattish- convex  ; 
Cli/pevs  convex.  Antennce  slender,  as  long  as  or  longer  than  the 
body ;  third  and  fonrth  joints  filiform,  both  together  longer  than  the 
second.  Ut/es  more  or  less  prominent.  Bostrum  short,  reaching  to  the 
first  or  third  pair  of  coxcb.  Pronotum  trapezoidal,  vrith  two  callosities 
in  front.  Elytra  sometimes  with  cuneus  and  membrane  wanting; 
Corium  very  convex,  when  developed  less  convex.  Gen.  1,  Bri/ocoris ; 
2,  Monalocorls. 

Div.  2.-BICELLDLI. 
Family  2.— PITHANIUtE. 

Linear-elongate.  Head  large,  vertical  in  front,  viewed  from 
the  side  subglobose ;  Groion  flat,  horizontal ;  Clypeus  prominent, 
very  convex.  Antennw  shorter  than  the  body  ;  first  joint  short, 
stout ;  second  slightly  clavate ;  third  and  fourth  filiform.  Eyes 
prominent,  spheroidal.  Bostrum  long,  almost  reaching  to  the  first 
abdominal  segment,  third  and  fourth  joints  somewhat  fusiform. 
Pronotum,  in  developed  examples,  long- trapezoidal,  constricted  in 
front ;  in  undeveloped  examples  cylindrical,  constricted  at  each  end, 
with  two  large  callosities  in  front.  Svutellum.  triangular,  wider  at 
the  base  in  developed  examples  than  in  undeveloped  ones.  Elytra  : 
sometimes  with  the  cuneus  and  viemtrrane  wanting,  and  the  Corium 
very  short,  barely  covering  the  first  abdominal  segment ;  when  de- 
veloped, the  elytra  cover  the  abdomen.      Gen.  1,  Pithamis. 


CAPSINA.  29 


Family  3.— MIRIDtE. 

Linear-elongate,  more  or  less  parallel.  Head  horizontal ;  viewed 
from  the  side  almost  a  parallelogram ;  Clypeus  triangular ;  apex 
sometimes  reflexed ;  or,  Crown  horizontal ;  Clypeus  very  convex, 
overhanging  the  face.  ^/t^e«««  variable  in  length  ;  first  joint  stout, 
longer  than  or  as  long  as  the  head ;  second  not  so  stout  as  the  first, 
and  considerably  longer  ;  third  and  fourth  somewliat  filiform,  both 
together  longer  or  shorter  than  the  second.  Mostrum  variable  in 
length,  sometimes  reaching  to  the  second,  or  third  pair  of  coxce, 
sometimes  to  the  second  abdominal  segment.  Pro  not  um  trape- 
zoidal, sometimes  with  two  callosities  in  front ;  sides  margined, 
sometimes  reflexed.  Elytra  sometimes  with  the  cuneus  and  mem- 
brane almost  wanting,  or  with  the  membraiie  imperfectly  developed ; 
in  the  latter  case  the  cuneus  is  carried  round  the  apex  of  the  former 
and  the  outer  cell  is  very  long  ;  when  developed  the  cuneus  is  long, 
narrow,  triangular.  Thighs  sometimes  toothed  beneath.  Gen.  1, 
Mir  is  ;  2,  Acetropis  ;  3,  Lopomorpha. 

l^MiLY  4.— PHYTOCORID^. 

Longish  oval ;  sides  more  or  less  parallel.  Head  viewed  from  the 
side  quadrate,  or  almost  a  parallelogram ;  Crown  flattish ;  Clypeus 
convex.  Antennce  as  long  as  or  longer  than  the  body ;  first  joint  long, 
stout,  as  long  as  half  the  head  and  the  pronotum  ;  second,  third,  and 
fourth  almost  filiform.  Eyes  more  or  less  prominent.  Rostrum 
long,  reaching  to  beyond  the  third  pair  of  coxce,  sometimes  to  the 
middle  of  the  abdomen.  Pronotum  short,  trapezoidal,  with  a  collar 
in  front,  behind  which  are  generally  two  callosities.  Elytra  longer 
than  the  abdomen ;  Corium  flattish  convex.  Gen.  1,  Miridius  ;  2, 
Fhytocoris. 

Family  5.— DERtEOCORIDtE. 

Longish  oval  or  elongate  ;  sometimes  broad,  sides  parallel.  Head 
generally  vertical  in  front ;  Crown  more  or  less  convex  ;  Clypeus 
convex,  sometimes  rounded  at  the  apex  and  overhanging  the  face. 
Antennce  shorter  or  longer  than  the  body ;  sometimes  stout ;  third 
and  fourth  joints    sometimes  thickened,   seldom    siiorter   than   tlie 


30  CAPSINA. 

second.  Eyes  prominent.  Bostrum  reaching  to  the  second  pair  of 
coxcB,  sometimes  to  the  second  or  third  abdominal  segment.  Prono- 
titm  trapezoidal,  with  a  collar,  sometimes  margined  behind  the  latter. 
Mytra  longer  than  the  abdomen ;  Corium  convex  or  flattish  convex. 
Gen.  1,  Derceocoris  ;  2,  Fantilius. 

Family  6.— LITOSOMID^. 

Somewhat  elongate,  slightly  elliptic.  Head  almost  vertical  in 
front;  Crown  flattish;  Clfpeus  convex;  ^«ce,  central  lobe  convex, 
projecting  beyond  the  clypeus.  Antennae  shorter  than  the  body  ; 
first  joint  stout,  about  as  long  as  the  head ;  second  gradually 
thickened  to  the  apex ;  third  and  fourth  filiform,  together  shorter 
than  the  second.  Eyes  somewhat  prominent.  Bostrum  reaching  to 
the  second  or  third  pair  of  coxce  ;  first  joint  stout.  Pronotum  short 
trapeziform.  Elytra  longer  than  the  abdomen ;  Corium  flattish, 
Gen.  1 ,  Litosoma. 

Family  7.— PIIYLIDiE. 

Elongate,  narrow,  sometimes  delicate,  sides  almost  parallel.  Head 
vertical  in  front  or  much  deflected  from  behind  the  eyes  to  the  apex 
of  the  face ;  with  or  without  a  transverse  keel  behind  the  eyes ; 
Crown  convex,  deflected  or  almost  flat;  Clypeus  convex.  Antennce 
slender,  as  long  as  or  longer  than  the  body ;  first  joint  stout,  longer 
or  shorter  than  the  head.  Eyes  large,  prominent.  Rostrum  reaching 
to  or  beyond  the  third  pair  of  coxce.  Pronotum  generally  campanu- 
late,  sometimes  trapeziform ;  with  or  without  two  almost  obsolete 
callosities  in  front.  Elytra  sometimes  with  cuneus  and  membrane 
wanting ;  Corium  very  convex  ;  when  the  elytra  are  developed,  less 
convex  or  flat.  Gen.  1,  uEtorJmius ;  2,  Sphyracephaliis ;  3,  Byrsoptera  ; 
4,  Phyllis. 

Family  8.— CAMARONOTID^. 

Elongate,  somewhat  narrow.  Head  long,  triangular,  very  con- 
siderably deflected  from  the  hinder  margin  to  the  apex,  with  a 
distinct  transverse  keel  almost  in  a  line  with  the  hinder  margins  of 
the  eyes  ;  Clypeus  slightly  convex.  Antennce  shorter  than  the  body  ; 
first  joint  somewhat  stout,  about  half  as  long  as  the  liead ;  second 


CAPSINA.  31 

long,  slightly  thickeued  to  the  apex  ;  third  and  fourth  filiform. 
Ei/es  large,  prominent ;  hinder  margin  slightly  projecting  beyond  the 
transverse  keel.  Sostnim  reaching  to  beyond  the  third  pair  of  coxce  ; 
first  joint  stout.  Fronotiim  longish  trapeziform,  without  callosities 
in  front.  Elytra  widened  from  beyond  the  middle  to  the  cuneus ; 
CGvium  convex,  somewhat  embracing  the  abdomen,  and  elevated 
towards  the  junction  with  the  cuneus  and  membrane,  which  are  very 
much  deflected  and  flat.  Legs  :  third  pair  of  tihice  thickened  in  the 
middle,  somewhat  bent  and  flattened  on  the  sides.  Gen.  1,  Camaro- 
notus. 

Family  9.— GLOBICEPIDiE. 

Elongate,  narrow,  parallel.  Head  vertical  in  front ;  Crown  flatfish 
convex,  in  the  undeveloped  ^  very  convex,  and  considerably  raised 
above  the  upper  margin  of  the  eyes.  Atiiennce  shorter  than  the 
body ;  second  joint  thickened  towards  the  apex,  in  the  9  much  more 
so  than  in  the  ^  ;  third  and  fourth  filiform.  JEyes  large,  prominent. 
Rostrum  reaching  to  the  second  pair  of  coxcb.  PronGtiim  lougish 
trapeziform,  constricted  in  front,  with  two  large  callosities  behind 
the  constriction.  Elytra  sometimes  with  cuneus  and  membratie  im- 
perfectly developed  ;  Corium  less  convex  in  developed  than  in  unde- 
veloped examples.     Gen.  1,  Gloliceps. 


Family  10.— IDOLOCORIDiE. 

Short  or  elongate,  narrow,  parallel ;  sometimes  slightly  oval  and  very 
delicate.  Head  viewed  from  above  sometimes  pentagonal  and  deflected 
in  front,  or  vertical  in  front,  transversely  oval,  and  generally  produced 
into  a  neck  behind  the  eyes;  Croivn  more  or  less  convex ;  Chjpeus 
sometimes  overhanging  the  face.  AntenncB  slender,  of  variable  length, 
shorter  than  or  as  long  as  the  body ;  second  joint  generally  more  or 
less  clavate  ;  third  and  fourth  filiform.  Eyes  large  or  small,  more  or 
less  prominent,  the  hinder  margin  sometimes  resting  on  the  anterior 
margin  of  the  pronotum.  Mostrmn  sometimes  free,  generally  reach- 
ing to  the  second  or  third  pair  of  coxce,  sometimes  to  the  second 
abdominal  segment ;  first  joint  of  variable  length.  Pronotum  longish 
trapeziform,  or  longish  campanulate,  with  a  more  or  less  broad  collar 
in  front,  behind  which  are  two  callosities,  sometimes  almost  obsolete. 


3.2  (^APSINA. 

iJIi/tra  sometimes  M'ith  cuneu6-  and   membrane  vf anting  ;   Oorium  eon- 
vex  ;*  when  developed,  the  Corinm  somewhat  flat. 

Abdomen  sometimes  very  much  narrowed  at  the  base.  Gen.  1,  Ci/llo- 
eoris  j  2,  Si/stellonotus  ;  3,  Campi/loneura  ;  4,  Idolocoris  ;  5,  Macrolophus  ; 
6,  Malacocoris. 

Family  11.— ONCOTYLID^E. 

Elongate,  somewhat  parallel,  sometimes  suboval.  Head  almost 
vertical  in  front,  or  very  much  deflected  ;  Crown  flattish,  sometimes 
convex  ;  Clypeus  more  or  less  convex  ;  Face,  central  lobe  sometimes 
prominent.  Antennce  sometimes  as  long  as  the  body,  generally 
shorter ;  second  joint  clavate  or  thickened  to  the  apex  ;  third  and 
fourth  filiform.  JEyes  prominent.  Rostrum  sometimes  stout,  reaching 
to  the  third  pair  of  coxce,  or  to  the  second  or  third  abdominal  seg- 
ment. Pronotum  short,  trapeziform,  with  two  callosities  in  front. 
Scutellum  triangular,  generally  equilateral.  Eli/tra  convex  or 
flattish  convex.  Gen.  1,  Anoferojjs ;  2,  Macrocoleus ;  3,  Amhli/- 
tylus ;  4,  T'micephalus ;  5,  Oncotylus;  6,  Hoplomachus ;  7,  Conos- 
tetkus. 

Family  12.— PSALLID^. 

Somewhat  elongate  and  parallel,  or  short ;  sometimes  broad  oval. 
Head  almost  vertical  in  front ;  Crown  flattish  convex,  generally  de- 
flected to  the  base  of  the  clypeus ;  Clypeus  convex  or  flattish  ;  base 
generally  almost  in  a  line  with  the  anterior  margin  of  the  eyes, 
sometimes  lower,  apex  sometimes  slightly  produced.  Antennce 
shorter  than  the  body ;  second  joint  three  to  four  times  as  long  as 
the  first,  generally  thickened  to  the  apex  ;  third  and  fourth  filiform, 
together  shorter  than  the  second.  Ei/es  large,  sometimes  prominent. 
Rostrum  sometimes  free,  reaching  to  the  third  pair  of  coxa,  some- 
times to  the  second  abdominal  segment.  Rronotum  short,  trapeziform, 
with  two  callosities  in  front.  Scutellum  triangular,  sometimes  almost 
equilateral.  Elytra  convex  or  flattish  convex.  Greu.  1,  Plagioyna- 
thus ;  2,  Apocremnus  ;  3,  Psallus ;  4,  Sthenarus. 

Family  13.— CAPSlDiE. 

Elongate,  narrow,  almost  parallel ;  sometimes  short,  suboval  or 
oval ;  rarely  minute.     Head  sometimes  stouter  in  the  ^  than  the  $  ; 


CAPSINA.  33 

horizontal,  very  mucli  deflected  or  vertical  in  front ;  sometimes 
pointed ;  Crown  convex,  or  almost  flat ;  Clypeus  convex,  rarely 
prominent,  and  rounded  at  the  apex.  Antennce  shorter  than  the 
body ;  first  and  second  joints  generally  incrassated,  especially  the 
second,  vrhich  is  sometimes  fusiform  at  the  apex,  rarely  entirely 
fusiform,  and  flattened  on  the  sides  ;  third  and  fourth  fusiform.  Eyes 
large,  sometimes  very  large  and  prominent.  Bostrum  reaching  to 
the  second  or  third,  or  heyond  the  third,  pair  of  cox(e.  Fronotum 
longish  or  short-trapeziform,  sometimes  with  a  collar  in  front, 
generally  with  two  callosities  behind  the  latter.  JElytra  (sometimes 
with  cuneus  and  memlrane  wanting) ;  Corium  very  convex ;  when 
the  elytra  are  developed,  less  convex.  Legs  sometimes  saltatorial ; 
Thighs,  third  pair  frequently  stout,  flattened  on  the  sides.  Gren.  1, 
Neocoris ;  2,  Agalliastes  ;  3,  Orthocephaliis ;  4,  Heterocorclylus ;  5, 
Atractotomus  ;  6,  Heterotoma  ;  7,  JRhopalotoinus  ;  8,  Capsus  ;  9,  Foly- 
merus. 

Family  14.— LYGIDJE. 

Elongate  or  short-oval.  Head  generally  vertical  in  front ;  Croivn 
convex  or  flattish  convex  ;  Clypeus  convex.  Anfennce  of  variable  length, 
sometimes  as  long  as  or  only  half  the  length  of  the  body  ;  second  joint 
two  and  a  half  to  three  and  a  half  times  as  long  as  the  first,  generally 
gradually  thickened  to  the  apex ;  third  and  fourth  filiform,  together 
shorter  or  longer  than  the  second.  Eyes  large  and  prominent.  JRos- 
trimi  rarely  free ;  of  variable  length,  reaching  to  the  end  of  the  meso- 
sternum,  or  third  pair  of  coxce,  Pronotum  trapeziform,  rarely  ob- 
scurely hexagonal,  with  a  collar  and  two  callosities  in  front;  the 
anterior  margin  generally  constricted.  Elytra  sometimes  with  the 
membrane  abbreviated ;  Corium  convex ;  when  developed,  less  convex. 
Gen.  1,  Charagochilus ;  2,  Camptohrochys ;  S,  Liocoris ;  ^,  Orthojjs ; 
^,  Lygus;   6,  Poeciloscytus. 

Family  15.— HARPOCERIDtE. 

$  Elongate,  somewhat  parallel ;  9  broad,  slightly  oval.  Head 
vertical  in  front ;  Crown  convex  ;  Clypeus  convex.  AntenncB  shorter 
than  the  body ;  second  joint,  in  the  $ ,  half  as  long  as  the  third, 
on  the  under  side,  at  the  apex,  produced  into  a  flattish,  trian- 
gular lobe ;  in  the  9  not  produced  into  a  lobe  at  the  apex ;  third 
straight  in  the   i,  curved  in  tlie   ?.      Eyes  large  and  prominent; 

3 


34  TAPSINA. 

nostrum  reaching  to  the  end  of  the  mesosternum.  Pronotum  tra- 
peziform,  with  two  callosities  in  front.  Elytra  longer  than  the 
abdomen  ;   Corium  flattish  convex.     Gen.  1,  Ilarpocera. 

Family  16.— MYRMICOCORIDtE. 

In  developed  examples  elongate,  slightly  oval;  in  undeveloped 
examples  broadly  oval  posterioi'ly.  Head  pointed,  vertical  in  front ; 
Croivn  convex;  Glypeus  very  convex.  Anfennce  shorter  than  the 
body  ;  second  joint  two  and  a  half  times  as  long  as  the  first ;  fourth 
compressed  on  the  sides.  Eyes  large,  prominent.  Eostrum  reaching 
to  the  first  abdominal  segment.  Pronotum  longish  trapeziform,  with 
a  collar  and  two  callosities  in  front ;  in  undeveloped  examples  the 
callosities  are  generally  formed  into  one,  and  occupy  the  entire  width 
of  the  pronotum.  Scutellum  triangular,  equilateral.  Elytra  fre- 
quently with  Cuneus  and  Membrane  wanting;  Corium  very  convex, 
when  developed  flattish  convex,  constricted  before  the  middle.  Gen. 
1,  Myrmicocoris. 

Family  17.— LOPID^. 

Elongate,  almost  parallel.  Head  vertical  in  front ;  Croion  flat, 
horizontal ;  Clypeus  convex.  AntenncB  as  long  as  the  body  ;  second 
joint  a  little  more  than  twice  as  long  as  the  first,  slightly  thickened 
to  the  apex ;  third  and  fourth  filiform,  together  as  long  as  the 
second.  Eyes  large,  prominent.  Postrum  reaching  to  the  end  of 
the  metasternum.  Pronotum  trapeziform,  with  a  collar  and  two 
callosities  in  front ;  sides  margined  to  behind  the  callosities.  Scu- 
tellum triangular,  equilateral ;  the  anterior  portion  almost  or  entirely 
concealed  beneath  the  posterior  margin  of  the  pronotum.  Elytra 
longer  than  the  abdomen  ;  Corium  flattish  convex.     Gen.  1,  Lopus. 

Family  18.— DICHROOSYCTIDJE. 

Elongate,  almost  parallel.  Head  long,  pointed ;  viewed  from  tlie 
side,  the  croion,  clypeus,  and  face,  form  a  continuous  curve.  An- 
tenncB shorter  than  the  body  ;  second  joint  more  than  three  times 
the  length  of  the  first,  scarcely  thickened  to  the  apex  ;  third  and 
fourth  filiform,  together  a  little  shorter  than  the  second.  Eyes 
large,  prominent.     Rostrum  free,  reaching  to  the  second   or  tliird 


CAPSINA.  35 

abdominal  segment ;  first  joint  reacliiug  to  the  apex  of  the  xyphus 
of  the  prosteruum.  Pronotum  short-trapeziform,  with  a  narrow 
collar  and  two  callosities  in  front.  Scutellum  triangular,  equilateral ; 
the  anterior  portion  almost  entirely  concealed  beneath  the  posterior 
margin  of  the  pronotum.  Elytra  longer  than  the  abdomen  ;  Corium 
convex.     Gen.  1,  Dichroosyctus. 


Family  19.— HALTICOCORTD/E. 

Yery  short,  widely  oval  posterioi'ly.  Head  long,  pointed,  vertical 
in  front ;  viewed  from  the  side,  the  crown,  clypeus,  and  face,  form  a 
continuous  curve ;  Crown,  hinder  margin  with  or  without  a  keel 
between  the  eyes ;  Ch/j^eus  long,  convex.  Antennce  thin,  con- 
siderably longer  than  the  body  ;  second  joint  four  times  the  length  of 
the  first ;  third  and  fourth  filiform,  together  much  longer  than  the 
second.  Eyes  small,  more  or  less  prominent.  Rostrum  reaching  to 
the  end  of  the  metasternum ;  first  joint  stout,  reaching  to  the  apex 
of  the  xyphus  of  the  prosternum.  Pronotum  in  developed  examples 
trapeziform,  with  two  flattish  callosities  in  front ;  in  undeveloped 
examples  broad  or  narrow,  the  callosities  almost  obsolete,  or  occu- 
pying at  least  half  of  the  disk.  Scutellum  triangular,  the  anterior 
portion  concealed  beneath  the  posterior  margin  of  the  pronotum. 
Elytra  sometimes  without  the  clavus,  and  frequently  with  the  cuneus 
and  memhraue  also  wanting  ;  Corium  very  convex  ;  when  developed, 
a  little  less  convex.     Gen.  1,  Salticocoris. 

Family  20.— STIPHROSOMID^. 

Short,  broad,  ovate.  Head  triangular,  vertical  in  front ;  viewed 
from  above,  very  short ;  Crown  almost  flat ;  Clypeus  convex.  An- 
tennce very  short,  scarcely  half  the  length  of  the  body  ;  second  joint 
three  times  as  long  as  the  first ;  third  and  fourth  filiform,  together 
as  long  as  the  second.  Eyes  small,  prominent.  Rostrum  reaching  to 
the  metasternum ;  first  joint  stout,  reaching  to  the  end  of  the  xyphus 
of  the  prosternum.  Pronotum  short-trapeziform,  with  two  flat  cal- 
losities in  front,  Scutellum  triangular ;  tlie  anterior  portion  con- 
cealed beneath  the  posterior  margin  of  the  pronotum.  Elytra  as 
long  as,  or  a  little  longer  than,  the  abdomen  ;  Corium  convex,  anterior 
margin  reflexed  next  the  base.     Gen.  1,  Sliplirosonia. 


36  ANTHOCORINA. 


Section  \{).—ANTH0C0BINA^ 

Lygaeodes,  p.,  Burm. 
Anthocorides,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Antliocoridea,  Flor. 

Microphysse,     Anthocoridae,     Acanthiadse,    and 
Ceratocombidse,  Fieb. 

Antennce  slender,  4-jointed,  inserted  below  the  eye-line.  Ocelli  2 
or  0.  Rostrum  3  or  4-jointed ;  free  (except  in  Acantliiidee) . 
Ehjtra  often  abbreviated;  when  developed,  with  Clavus,  Corium, 
Emholium,  Cuneus,  and  Memhrane  (except  in  the  Families  Acan- 
thiidce  and  CeratocomhidcB,  which  are  aberrant).  Wings  often 
wanting.     Tat^si  2  or  3-jointed. 

Family  1.— MICROPHYSIDt?]. 

Antennce  filiform.  Ocelli  2;  large  and  prominent  in  $,  very 
small  in  9.  Rostrum  4-jointed;  first  joint  very  short.  Elytra  in 
the  $  longer  than  the  abdomen;  Corium  with  long  Emloiium ; 
Cuneus  triangular;  Membrane  in  the  middle  of  its  base,  with  one 
semi-oval  cell,  from  which  spring  three  short  nerves  and  one  nerve 
at  the  inner  side  of  the  cell,  or  near  the  inner  basal  angle  ;  in  the  ? 
the  Elytra  are  short,  sometimes  not  so  long  as  the  abdomen,  some- 
times only  rudimentary  ;  Clavus  and  Membrane  undeveloped.  Tarsi 
2-jointed,  the  first  very  short. 

Abdomen. — lu  $  cylindrical,  pointed ;  in  ?  broad,  sliort,  longitudinally 
or  transversely  oval.     Gen.  1,  Mynnedohia  ;  2,  Zygonottis. 

Family  2.— ANTHOCORIDtF]. 

Head,  from  the  side,  almost  conical.  Antenna  4-jointed ;  the 
second  joint  sometimes  thickened  to  the  apex  ;  the  third  and  fourth 
filiform  or  thin  fusiform.  Ocelli  2,  sometimes  very  small  in  the  ?. 
Rostrum  3-jointed.    Rronotum  trapezoidal.    Scutellum  large.    Elytra 

*  richer  has  characterised  and  figured  most  of  the  genera  in  the  '  Wiener 
Entom.  Monatsschrift,'  1800. 


ANTHOCORINA.  37 

sometimes  rudimentary,  or  partially  developed ;  when  perfect,  con- 
sisting of  Clavas,  Corium,  EmhoUmn,  Cimeus,  and  Memhrane.  Mem- 
brane  with  1 — 4  nerves  arising  from  the  end  and  long  side  of  a  very 
narrow,  triangular,  basal  cell.  Tarsi  trimerous.  Gen.  1,  Tetra- 
pJileps  ;  2,  Temiiostethus  ;  3,  Anthocoris  ;  4,  Lyctocoris ;  5,  Piezo- 
stethus  ;  6,  Triphleps ;  7 ,  Bi'achysteles  ;  S,  Cardiastethus  ;  d,  Xylo- 
coris. 


Family  3.— ACANTHIID^. 

Head  broad,  convex ;  Face  triangular,  the  lobes  not  defined,  pro- 
jecting between  the  antenna?  in  a  broad  triangle ;  antenniferous  pro- 
cesses stout.  Antenna; :  the  first  two  joints  thick  ;  third  and  fourth 
filiform.  Syes  large,  prominent.  Ocelli  0.  JRostrum  3-jointed, 
short,  lying  in  a  channel  on  the  under  side  of  the  head ;  Labrum 
triangular.  Pronotum  subreniform,  wider  than  long ;  side  margins 
foliaceous,  projecting  in  front  as  far  as  the  eyes.  Scutellum  broad, 
short,  triangular.  Elytra,  with  Coriicm  only,  very  broad  and  short. 
Sternum  ;  the  middle  of  the  mesosternuni  broad  and  flat.  Legs 
strong.     Tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen  broad,  oval,  wider  at  the  base  thau  the  prouotum ;  beneath, 
in  the  middle,  with  a  broad  flat  process,  arising  on  the  second  segment, 
extending  forwards,  and  joined  to  the  plate  of  the  mesosteruum.  Gen.  1, 
Acmithia. 


Family  4.— CERATOCOMBID^. 

Antennae  flagellate,  long-haired  ;  the  first  joint  very  small.  Ocelli 
2.  Rostrum  3-jointed.  Elytra  (when  developed) :  the  Corium 
without  Emholium  ;  the  separation  from  the  Membrane  imperceptible  ; 
the  nerves  forming  large  cells.  Wings  often  undeveloped ;  when 
present,  with  a  long,  narrow  cell  below  the  upper  marginal  nerve. 
Tarsi  trimerous.     Gen.  1,  Ceratocombus ;  2,  Dipsocoris. 


38  REDUVINA. 


Section  ll.—OCULATINA. 

Oculati,  Lat.,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Riparii,  Burm. 
Oculata,  Flor. 
Sal  else,  Fieb. 

Stout,  convex,  especially  on  the  under  side.    Clypeus  long  ;  Face 

vertical.     Antennce   4-jointed,  inserted  before  and  under  the  eyes. 

E}/es  very  large,  prominent.      Ocelli  2.      Rostrum  3-jointed,  free. 
Legs :  third  pair  saltatorial ;  tarsi  trimerous. 

Abdomen. — In  the  9  beneatli,  the  last  segment  roundly  produced,  covering 
the  genital  segments. 

Family  l.~SALDIDiE. 

Head  above,  five-sided,  across  the  eyes  broader  than  long.  An- 
tennce :  second  joint  longest ;  third  and  fourth  subfusiform  or  fusi- 
form. Fi/es  subreniform,  projecting  outwards  and  backwards.  Ocelli 
in  the  middle  of  the  crown,  approximate.  Rostrum  long,  aculeate ; 
lahrmn  long-triangular.  Membrane  with  five  nerves,  not  extending 
to  any  of  the  margins,  but  roundly  joined  together  at  the  ends, 
forming  four  long,  parallel  cells.  Legs:  third  pair  longest.  Gen.  1, 
SalJa. 


Section  Vl.—BEBVVINA. 

Reduvini,  Burm. 
Recluviidae  {Stej)h.),  Westw. 
Reduvina,  Flor. 
Reduvidae  et  Nabida3,  Fieb. 
Niidirostri,  p.,  Am.  et  Serv. 

Structure  soft,  sometimes  delicate.  Ilead  mostly  long,  produced 
behind  the  eyes  ;  Clypeus  more  or  less  produced.  Antennce  4—8- 
jointed,  slender,  sometimes  very  long.  LJ//es  prominent,  inserted  at 
or  behind  the  middle  of  the  sides  of  the  liead.     Ocelli  2,  close  to 


REDUVINA.  39 

the  base  of  the  eyes,  or  wanting.  Bostrum  tree,  short,  tliick,  and 
3-jointed,  or  long,  slender,  and  4-jointed.  Pronotum  stout,  some- 
what long-trapeziform,  narrowed  in  front ;  a  transverse  furrow  on 
the  disk  before  the  middle,  where  also  the  sides  are  deeply  con- 
stricted. Scutellum  with  or  without  a  basal  nodule.  Elytra : 
Corium  long  and  narrow,  the  posterior  margin  oblique,  without 
suture,  or  straight  and  well  defined ;  Membrane  with  one,  two,  or 
three  cells,  and  one  or  several  nerves  therefrom.  Legs  moderate, 
strong ;  or  the  second  and  third  pairs  very  long  and  slender ;  tarsi 
trimerous. 

Abdomen. — The  segments  differ  in  the  families  or  genera,  as  stated. 

Family  L— REDUVID^. 

Elongate.  Head  convex,  constricted,  and  on  the  upper  side  trans- 
versely incised  behind  the  eyes ;  the  posterior  portion  of  the  head 
globose  or  elongate,  and  more  or  less  trigonate.  Anfeiince  4 — 8- 
jointed ;  long,  or  very  long,  and  slender ;  each  inserted  on  a  small 
process  in  front  of  the  eyes  (the  intermediate  joints  minute).  Ui/es 
inserted  at  the  middle  of  the  sides  of  the  head.  Ocelli  close  or 
distant,  rarely  wanting.  Rostrum  short,  thick,  curved,  3-jointed, 
reaching  nearly  to  the  fore  coxce.  Pronotum  with  a  central,  longitu- 
dinal depression,  and  a  transverse  depression  before  the  middle,  the 
sides  constricted  at  the  same  place.  Elytra:  Corium  submem- 
branous,  narrow,  much  extended  on  the  anterior  margin,  and 
obliquely  shortened  within;  posterior  margin  without  membrane- 
suture  :  Membrane  extended  up  the  inner  margin  of  the  corium ; 
posteriorly  very  broad,  with  one  or  two  long,  closed  cells,  not 
reaching  to  the  posterior  margin,  and  one  nerve  from  them  pos- 
teriorly. Leys :  third  pair  longest ;  second  and  third  pairs  some- 
times very  long.  Gen.  1,  Ploiaria ;  2,  Pyyolampis  ;  3,  Coranus  ;  4, 
Peduvius. 


Family  2.— NABIDtE. 

Elongate.  Head  produced  behind  the  eyes  into  a  short  neck  ; 
Clypeus  not  much  produced.  Antennce  5-jointed,  filiform,  inserted 
on  a  process  at  the  sides  of  the  head,  in  front  of  the  eyes.  Eyes 
large  or  moderate,  inserted  behind  the  middle  of  the  sides  of  the 
head.     Ocelli  in  a  line  with,  or  posterior  to,  the  base  of  the  eyes. 


40  HYDROMETPaNA. 

Bostrum  4-joiDted,  curved,  reacliing  to  the  first  or  second  pair  of 
coxae;  the  first  joint  very  stout.  Pronotum  in  front  narrow  and 
rounded,  or  annularly  contracted ;  disk  with  a  slight  transverse  in- 
cision or  depression  beyond  the  middle ;  the  sides  also  there  con- 
stricted; widened  posteriorly.  Elytra:  Corium,  posterior  margin 
straight,  well  defined;  Membrane  in  the  middle,  with  three  long, 
closed  cells,  not  extending  to  the  margins  ;  the  nerves  diverging  from 
them  all  round,  and  forming  several  marginal  cells  (the  clavus  and 
corium  sometimes,  and  the  membrane  often,  but  partially  developed). 
Legs :  third  pair  longest ;  iliiylis,  first  and  second  pair  thick,  fusi- 
form ;  tihicB,  first  and  second  pairs  with  a  spongiose  cushion  at  the 
extremity. 

Abdomen. — Genital  segments,  in  tlie  $  above,  1,  trapeziform,  broad,  de- 
flected, and  projecting ;  the  sides  posteriorly  with  a  contorted  process ; 
beneath  2,  the  first  visible  merely  as  a  narrow  rim  within  the  sixth  ab- 
dominal segment,  the  second  as  on  the  upper  side,  but  convex,  posteriorly 
roundly  deflected :  in  the  §  above,  2,  the  first  sliort,  not  so  wide  at  the 
base  as  the  sixth  abdominal  segment,  and  narrower  posteriorly ;  the  second 
longer,  rounded  posteriorly  ;  beneath,  the  fifth  and  sixth  abdominal  seg- 
ments are  raised  up  and  shortened  in  the  middle,  the  sixth  very  short,  but 
broad  on  the  sides ;  in  the  opening  thus  formed  the  broad  ovipositor 
occupies  the  centre  ;  on  each  side  is  the  angulated  plate  of  a  genital  seg- 
ment, its  upward  apex  covered  by  the  angular,  projecting  point  of  another 
segment.     Gen.  1,  Metastemma ;  2,  Nabis. 


Sub-Div.  2. — Hydrodromica.* 

Section  l.—HYDROMETBINA. 

Hydrometrae  and  Hydroessae,  Fleb. 
Hydrometridea,  Flor. 

Structure  hard,  horny.  Form  elongate  and  subparallel,  or  long- 
oval.  Antenna!  inserted  on  the  sides  of  the  head  before  the  eyes, 
5  or  6-jointedt   (the  third  or  third  and  fifth  joints  very  minute). 

*  Page  11. 

t  At  page  10  the  antennae  of  the  Division  Gymnocekata  are  given  as 
3 — 4-jointed,  the  small  intermediate  joints  in  the  present  section  (also  in  Uebn'na 
and  in  Reduvina)  not  being  generally  considered  to  be  true  joints,  but  each  as 
belonging  to  tlie  joint  immediately  preceding  it. 


HYDROMETRINA.  41 

Eyes  at  the  base  of  the  head,  rather  large,  hemispherical,  promi- 
nent. Ocelli  0  or  2,  very  small  and  indistinct.  Bostrum  3 — 4- 
jointed.  Pronotum  united  to  the  Mesonotiim,  posteriorly  produced 
in  a  scutellar  form.  Scutellum  wanting.  Elytra  of  a  hard,  uniform 
consistence  throughout,  not  divided  into  Clavus,  Corium,  and  Mem- 
hrane,  traversed  longitudinally  by  strong  nerves,  which  anastomose 
in  places,  and  so  form  closed  cells.  (The  Elytra  and  wings  are 
sometimes  but  partially  developed,  sometimes  wholly  wauting.) 
Sternum  flat  or  convex.  Legs :  Coxce  of  the  second  and  third  pairs 
inserted  at  the  sides  of  the  sternum  ;  second  pair  of  legs  usually  the 
longest ;  tarsi  2 — 3-jointed,  the  last  joint  with  two  fine  claws  in- 
serted before  its  apex ;  Puhilli  wanting. 

Abdomen. — In  both  sexes  six  abdominal  segments  visible ;  the  Genital 
segments  vary  in  the  genera  as  stated. 

Family  1.— HYDROMETRIDtE. 

Long,  narrow.  Head  long,  5-sided,  curved ;  Face,  central  lobe 
prominent.  Antennce  inserted  on  a  horizontal  process  at  the  sides  of 
the  head,  5-jointed ;  the  third,  minute.  Eyes  large,  globose,  close  to 
the  pronotum.  Ocelli  small.  Postrum  reaching  to  the  first  pair  of 
coxse,  4-jointed ;  first  and  second  joints  short,  third  very  long.  Pro- 
notum long,  5-sided,  in  front  depressed,  sides  subparallel ;  the  sides 
towards  the  binder  angles  mostly  incrassated  and  raised  into  a  tu- 
bercle, the  margin  turned  under  ;  scutellar  process  triangular.  Ely- 
tra flat,  nerves  strong,  forming  five  long  closed  cells.  Sternum  convex, 
rather  wider  than  the  pronotum  ;  Mesosternum  very  long.  Legs :  first 
pair  short,  second  and  third  pairs  long,  thin ;  Coxce,  first  and  second 
pairs  inserted  in  a  horizontal  projecting  sheath  posteriorly  on  the 
sides  of  the  meso-  and  metasternum ;  Thighs,  first  pair  stout, 
somewhat  flattened  ;  second  and  third  pairs  long,  cylindrical ;  tihice, 
first  pair  stout,  obtuse ;  second  and  third  pairs  long,  filiform ; 
tarsi,  first  pair  stout,  short ;  second  and  third  pairs  very  long,  fili- 
form ;  claios  short,  the  base  covered  by  a  projection  of  the  upper 
side  of  the  last  joint  of  the  tarsus. 

Abdomen  very  convex  beneath ;  Connexivum  broad,  reflexed,  on  the  sixth 
segment  produced  into  a  long  and  sliarp  or  a  triangular  point.  Gen.  L 
Hydrometra. 


42  limnobatina. 

Family  2.— VELIIDtE. 

Stout,  oval,  broadest  across  the  proiiotum ;  usually  apterous. 
Head  short,  5-sided,  convex,  vertical  in  front ;  Face  short.  An- 
tennce  5  or  6-jointed,  the  third  (or  third  and  fifth)  minute.  Eyes 
large,  close  to  the  pronotum.  Ocelli  2  or  0.  Rostrum  3-jointed, 
lying  on  the  sternum.  Pronotum  5-sided,  short,  subrhomboidal ; 
scutellar  process  triangular.  Elytra  flat ;  nerves  strong,  forming 
4 — 6  closed  cells.  Sternum  not  so  wide  as  the  pronotum  ;  sheaths 
of  the  second  and  third  pairs  of  coxcb  oblique  or  vertical,  each 
pair  nearly  the  same  distance  apart  transversely.  Legs  not  very 
long ;  first  pair  shortest,  second  pair  slightly  longest ;  tibice  thin ; 
tarsi  trimerous,  or  2-jointed  on  the  first  pair,  on  second  and  third 
pairs  the  second  joint  longer  or  shorter  than  the  first. 

Abdomen  very  convex  beneath  ;  Connexivum  broad,  reflexed,  on  the  sixth 
segment  produced  posteriorly  or  rounded.     Gen.  1,  Velia  ;  2,  Mlcrovelia. 

Section  ^—LIMNOBATIISA. 
Limnobatidse,  Fieb. 

Structure  hard.  Form  elongate,  very  narrow  and  sublinear.  Head 
very  long,  subcylindrical,  widened  to  the  front  behind  the  face, 
which  is  very  short.  Antennce  very  long,  filiform,  4-jointed.  Eyes 
large,  hemispherical,  deeply  inserted  near  the  middle  of  the  sides  of 
the  head.  OcelU  0.  Rostrum  3-jointed.  Thorax  very  long :  Pro- 
notum  and  Mesonotum  united  into  one  piece,  produced  posteriorly  ;* 
Metanotum  depressed,  as  long  as  the  /jro-  and  mesonotum  together ; 
Elytra  very  narrow,  rarely  as  long  as  the  abdomen,  generally  only 
as  long  as  the  metanotum.  Sternum  :  coxal  sheaths  progressively 
longer  and  more  prominent  at  the  sides ;  first  pair  vertical,  second 
and  third  pairs  hindwardly  oblique.  Legs  thin,  filiform ;  first  and 
second  pairs  subequal,  third  pair  longest ;  tarsi  long,  cylindrical, 
on  all  legs  subequal,  the  last  joint  with  two  fine,  short  claws  inserted 
at  the  end. 

Abdomen  in  both  sexes  with  six  abdominal  segments  visible ;  Con- 
nexivum not  produced  posteriorly  ;  Genital  segments  extending  beyond  the 
sixth  abdominal  segment. 


*  As  in  the  foregoing  section,  for  the  sake  of  brevity,  and  for  want  of  a 
better  iunn,  we  call  this  plate  '■' protiolttiii.''^ 


APHELOCHIRINA.  43 


Family  1.— LIMNOBATIDtE. 

Head  horizontal,  as  long  as  the  thorax,  widest  on  the  anterior 
margin  of  the  clypeiis ;  Face  very  short,  narrow,  deflected ;  cheek- 
plates  long,  projecting.  Antemits  inserted  at  the  end  of  the 
widened  front  of  the  head ;  first  joint  stoutest  and  shortest ;  third 
longest.     Tliorax  much  wider  than  the  head. 

Abdomen  flat  above,  couvex  beneath  ;  Corviexiviim  reflexed,  narrow  iu  the 
$  broad  in  the  $,  gradually  diminished  from  the  middle  to  the  base  and 
apex,  not  produced  into  a  point  posteriorly ;  Genital  segments  iu  $  quad- 
rangular, in  ?  short,  obtuse;  in  both  sexes  terminating  with  a  small 
superior  incurved  spine.     Gen.  1,  Limnotjcdes. 


Div.  2.-CRYPT0CERATA.* 
Sub-l)iv.  1. LiTORALIA. 

Contains  only  the  Genus  Pelogonus,  Latr.,  which  is 
wanting  in  Britain. 

Sub-Div.  2. — Aquatilia. 

Section  \,— APHELOCHIRINA. 

Acanthiidse,  p.,  Westw. 
Aphelochira3,  Fleh. 

Head  (including  the  eyes)  triangular,  deeply  set  in  the  pronotum  ; 
Tace  on  the  same  plane  as  the  Groivn.  Antennce  4-jointed,  simple. 
Eyes  posterior,  ohlique.  Rostrum  3-jointed,  very  long,  aculeate; 
Labram  triangular.  Pronotum  broad,  transverse  ;  posterior  margin 
longer  than  the  breadth  of  the  abdomen.  Elytra  coriaceous  through- 
out ;  Embolium  triangular.  Prosternum  concave  at  the  sides. 
Legs  :  first  pair  raptorial,  inserted  anteriorly  on  the  disk  of  the  pro- 
sternum  ;  Cox(V  large,  long;  tliiyhs  compressed,  first  pair  broadest  and 
shortest ;  tarsi  all  2-joiuted,  and  with  two  claws. 

Abdomen  broad,  oval,  the  margins  serrate. 
*  Page  11. 


44  naucorina. 

Family  L— APHELOCHIRID^. 

Oval,  depressed.  Antennce  :  the  four  joints  progressively  longer. 
Rostrum  reaching  to  the  second  abdominal  segment,  resting  on  the 
sternum;  second  joint  very  long.  P/'o«o^f^M?^  subtrapezoidal ;  anterior 
margin  very  roundly  concave,  anterior  angles  produced  exterior  to 
the  eyes,  hinder  angles  projecting.  Elytra  (rarely  developed)  in 
repose  leaving  a  broad  lateral  portion  of  the  abdomen  uncovered ; 
Membrane  nerveless,  Sternimi :  Prosternmn  concave  at  the  sides ; 
Mesosternum  short,  with  a  middle  keel ;  Metasteruum  depressed,  tri- 
angular, sides  raised.  Legs :  thighs,  third  pair  longest,  simple ; 
tibi(E,  third  pair  compressed,  subtrigonate,  ciliated ;  tarsi,  first 
and  second  pairs  stoutest,  about  one  third  the  length  of  the  tibiae ; 
third  pair  slender,  rather  shorter  than  the  tibiae ;  chnvs  long,  slender. 

Abdomen  beneath  ;  the  posterior  margin  of  the  segments  except  the  last 
angularly  cut  out,  the  last  roundly  for  the  reception  of  the  wide  genital 
segments,  which  project  a  little  beyond  the  acute  points ;  the  posterior 
margin,  in  the  middle,  with  two  small  points.     Gen.  1,  Aphelocheirus. 


Section  I.—NATJCOBINA. 

Nepidse,  p.,  Leach;   Westw. 
Nepini,  p.,  Biirm. 
Naucorides,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Naucoridse,  Fieb. 
Naucoridea,  Flor. 

Head  short,  transverse;  Face  very  short,  vertical.  Antennce 
4-jointed,  stout,  simple ;  inserted  on  the  under  side  of  the  head,  and 
lying  in  a  cavity  beneath  each  eye.  Eyes  posterior,  very  large,  tri- 
angular. Rostrum  3-jointed,  free,  short,  thick,  conical,  nearly  ver- 
tical; Lahriim  large,  triangular.  Pronotum  transverse,  subtrape- 
zoidal,  wider  than  the  head.  Scutellicm  large,  triangular.  Elytra 
pergamentous  throughout ;  Clavus  broad ;  Emholium  broad,  dis- 
tinct, nearly  half  the  length  of  the  corium ;  Membrane  indistinctly 
separated  from  the  corium,*  nerveless.     Winys  laid  in  two  longitu- 

*  The  distinction  clearly  seen  on  the  under  side. 


NEPINA.  45 

dinal  folds.  Sternum,  especially  the  prostermivi,  concave.  Legs 
very  stout ;  first  pair  raptorial,  the  cox(S  inserted  near  the  ante- 
rior angles  of  the  presternum ;  the  tliujlis  greatly  dilated,  with  a 
groove  beneath  for  the  reception  of  the  tibia?  when  at  rest ;  the 
tibixs  falcate ;  the  tarsi  monomerous,  very  short,  unarticulated, 
without  claws : — second  and  third  pairs  ;  thighs  compressed,  grooved 
beneath ;  tilics  angulated,  furnished  with  long,  stout  spines,  and 
long  ciliae  on  the  inner  side  ;  tarsi  long,  2-jointed,  articulated,  ciliated 
on  the  inner  side,  the  last  joint  with  two  claws.  Stigmata  of  the 
abdomen  very  small  and  indistinct. 

Family.  1.— NAUCORID^. 

Broad-oval.  Head  posteriorly  straight,  somewhat  deeply  inserted 
in  the  pronotum ;  anteriorly  rounded,  the  eyes  within  the  line  of  the 
circumference.  Antennce  :  third  joint  longest.  Pronotum  :  anterior 
margin  somewhat  squarely  cut  out,  the  anterior  angles  projecting 
exterior  to  the  base  of  the  eyes.  Elytra  broad ;  Glavus  and  Corium 
each  with  one  nerve.  Sternum :  the  plates  disconnected,  and  over- 
lapping ;  those  of  the  metasternum  raised  over  the  third  pair  of  coxce. 

Abdomen  depressed,  dilated,  thin,  and  serrate  at  the  margins.  Con- 
nexivum  narrow.  Genital  segments  short,  covered  beneath  with  long  hairs. 
Gen.  1,  Naucoris. 

Section  'i.— NEPINA. 

Notonectides,  p.,  Leach. 
Nepidse,  p.,  TFesfw. 
Nepini,  p.,  Burm. 
Nepides,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Nepae,  Fieb. 
Nepina,  Flor. 

Long,  cylindrical ;  or  long-oval,  very  flat,  and  thin.  Head 
small,  short,  deeply  set  in  the  pronotum.  Antennce  beneath  the 
head,  short,  3-joiuted,  the  second  joint  laterally  produced.  Eyes 
large,  posterior,  prominent.  Rostrum  3-jointed,  free,  short,  stout ; 
Labrum  very  small,  triangular.  Pronotum  long  and  narrow,  \\'idened 
posteriorly,  or  broad- subtrapeziform.      Elytra  shorter   than,  or  as 


46  NEPINA. 

long  as,  the  abdomen ;  Emholmm  iudistinct ;  Corium  long,  posterior 
margin  oblique ;  Membrane  filled  with  reticulated  nerves.  Wings 
ample,  with  four  strong  nerves,  the  three  anterior  ones  forming  two 
long,  closed  cells ;  from  the  nerves  proceed  many  transverse,  delicate 
nervures.  Stermmi  convex,  deeply  excavated  beneath  the  coxae. 
Legs:  first  pair  raptorial;  the  coxce  very  long,  inserted  at  the 
anterior  angles  of  the  presternum ;  tliiglis  dilated,  grooved  beneath 
for  the  reception  of  the  tibiae ;  tihice  curved : — second  and  third  pairs 
of  legs  simple  ;  tarsi  all  monomerous,  united  to  the  tibia? ;  first  pair 
without  claws,  second  and  third  pairs  with  two  long  claws. 

Abdomen  without  stigmata  at  the  sides,  the  end  furnished  with  two  long 
filaments,  which,  united  and  projected  above  the  surface  of  the  water,  form 
a  passage  for  the  air  to  two  spiracles  placed  at  the  sides  of  the  auus  ; 
Connexivum  moderate,  reflexed. 


Family  1.— RAN  AT  RID  ./E. 

Long,  cylindrical.  Antennce :  second  joint  as  long  as  the  first, 
with  a  short,  stout,  oblique  lateral  process  ;  third  fusiform,  stout, 
not  incumbent  on  the  second,  and  reaching  beyond  its  process.  Eyes 
large,  prominent.  Rostrum  porrected ;  first  joint  greatly  contracted 
at  the  base.  Pronotim  very  long,  narrowest  in  the  middle,  most 
widened  posteriorly  ;  posterior  margin  angularly  excised.  Scutellum 
rhomboidal.  Elytra  laid  sloping  to  the  sides,  shorter  than  the 
abdomen;  Corium  long,  posterior  margin  oblique;  Membrane  dis- 
tinct, short,  finely  reticulated.  Sternum  :  Presternum  with  a  longi- 
tudinal channel  on  each  side  of  a  thin  middle  keel ;  posterior  mar- 
o-in,  at  the  sides,  oblique ;  Mesosternum  trapeziform,  convex ;  Meta- 
sternum  in  the  middle,  raised,  oval,  posteriorly  produced  into  a 
xyphus.  Legs  long,  slender  : — first  pair;  coxes  cylindrical,  about  two 
thirds  the  length  of  the  tibife ;  thighs  slightly  dilated  as  far  as  the 
oToove,  linear  and  curved  outwards  thence  to  the  apex ;  the  groove 
narrow,  anterior,  extending  rather  more  than  one  third  the  length  of 
the  thigh,  terminated  by  a  large  spine ;  tibice  thin,  curved ;  tarsi 
long,  curved : — second  and  third  pairs  longer  than  the  first,  cylin- 
drical ;  coxce  short,  stout ;  tarsi  very  long,  slender ;  claws  thin, 
divei'gent. 

Abdomen  beneath,  trigonal ;  the  posterior  margin  of  all  the  segments 
straight.     ConueMmm  comparatively  broad,  projecting,  reflexed.     Genital 


NEPINA.  47 

segments  after  the  same  type  as  KepkJte,  but  the  last  segment  is  posteriorly 
obtuse.     Geu.  1,  Ranatra. 


Family  2.— NEPID^. 

Long-oval,  flat,  tbiu.  Antennce :  second  joint  produced  laterally 
at  the  end  into  a  long  falcate  process ;  third  nearly  as  long  as,  and 
incumbent  on,  the  second.  Myes  moderate,  reniform,  prominent. 
Nostrum  almost  vertical,  conical.  Pronotuon  broad-trapeziform : 
the  first  two  thirds  with  longitudinal  callosities,  the  last  third  flat, 
inerassated  at  the  sides ;  posterior  margin  slightly  concave.  Scu- 
tellum  large,  triangular.  Elytra  flat,  as  long  as  the  abdomen,  reti- 
culated throughout ;  Emljolium  long,  parallel,  indistinct  on  the  iipper 
side  ;  Membrane  indistinctly  separated  from  the  Corium.  Sternum  : 
Prosternum  posteriorly  retuse,  xyphus  rounded  ;  Meso-  and  Meta- 
sternum  transverse.  Legs :  first  pair ;  coxc^  stout,  not  half  the 
length  of  the  thighs;  tliighs  inerassated,  suddenly  smaller  towards 
the  apex  ;  the  groove  wide  ;  tiblce  curved ;  tarsi  digitate  : — second 
and  third  pairs  longest,  simple ;  coxce  subglobose ;  tarsi  long  and 
slender;  da  us  thin. 

Abdomen  beneath,  with  a  depressed  middle  keel ;  the  first  and  second 
segments  anchylosed,  so  that  there  appear  to  be  but  five  abdominal  seg- 
ments ;  the  posterior  margin  of  each  concave  above,  augularly  excised 
beneath,  except  tlie  last.  Genital  segments  in  $  and  9  outwardly  of  the 
same  form.  Above,  in  the  middle  of  the  last  abdominal  segment,  Hes  a 
small,  triangular,  pointed  plate,  which  (according  to  f  lor)  is  the  only 
visible  part  of  the  third  genital  segment,  the  rest  of  its  development  being 
under  the  second  segment  for  nearly  its  whole  length ;  the  second  seg- 
ment, large,  subtriangular,  cleft  up  the  middle,  but  not  parted,  projects 
far  beyond  the  points  of  the  last  abdominal  segment,  and  forms  the  apex 
of  the  abdomen,  a  spinose  point  lying  on  eacli  side  of  the  terminal  fila- 
ments ;  beneath,  this  segment  appears  as  two  long,  narrow,  triangular 
lateral  plates,  grooved  on  their  iniier  margins,  the  space  between  them 
filled  by  a  long,  triangular,  convex  plate,  wliose  side  margins  fit  into  the 
groove  of  the  eide  plates ;  the  first  segment  and  the  generative  organs 
are  covered  by  the  second  segment.     Gen.  1,  Nepa. 


48  NOTONECTINA. 


Section  ^.—NOTONECTINA. 

Notonectides^  p.,  Leach  ;   Am.  et  Serv. 
Notonectici,  p.,  Burm. 
Notonectidae,  p.,  Westw. 
Notonectidea,  Notonectas  et  Plese,  Fieb. 
.  Notonectica,  Fior. 

Posteriorly,  laterally  compressed;  longitudinally  convex.  ITead 
large,  transverse,  convex,  rounded  in  front ;  Crotvn  and  Face  not 
separated.  Antennce  4-jointed.  Eyes  large,  triangular,  posterior. 
nostrum  free,  3  or  4-jointed.  Elytra  corneous  or  pergamentous 
throughout ;  Emholium  linear,  oblique  or  horizontal ;  Membrane 
ample  and  saddle-formed,  or  wanting.  Legs :  first  pair  inserted  on 
the  posterior  margin  of  the  prosternum ;  tarsi  2  or  3-jointed. 
These  insects  swim  with  their  backs  downwards,  and  move  rapidly 
by  means  of  their  long  hind  legs. 

Family  1.— NOTONECTIDJE. 

Long-oVal.  Head  large,  with  the  eyes  almost  reniform,  curved 
under.  Antenncs  :  first  joint  short,  stout ;  second  long,  very  stout ; 
third  in  length  subequal,  narrower,  cultrate,  with  long  capitate 
hairs ;  fourth  very  short,  conical.  Eyes  approximate.  Rostrum 
4-jointed.  Pronotiun  hexagonal,  subtrapeziform.  ScuteUum  large. 
Elytra  pergamentous ;  Emholium  long,  linear,  liorizontal ;  Mem- 
hrane  indistinctly  separated  from  the  corium,  gradually  thinner, 
folded  longitudinally ;  apex  deeply  notched.  Legs  subequal ;  an- 
terior tihice  dilated  ;  posterior  pair  longest,  and  with  their  tarsi  long 
ciliated  ;  tarsi  all  2-jointed. 

Abdomen  with  a  ciliated  middle  keel.     Gen.  1,  Notonecta. 

t^AMILY   2.— PLEID^. 

Ovate,  broadest  in  front,  very  convex  longitudinally,  the  abdomen 
laterally  compressed  and  angulated.  Head  broad,  curved  under. 
Antennce :  first  and  second  joints  very  short ;  third  long,  broad- 
fusiform  ;  fourth  small,  clavate,  inserted  obliquely  below  the  apex  of 


CORIXINA.  49 

the  third.  Eyes  remote,  slightly  prominent.  Eostrum  3-jolnted, 
short,  obtuse  ;  the  first  joint  nearly  covered  by  the  labrum  and  cheek- 
plates.  Fronotum  convex,  transverse,  obscurely  hexagonal.  Elytra 
corneous  ;  Corium,  the  posterior  margin  of  each  elytron  meeting  each 
other  in  a  straight  longitudinal  line ;  Emholiiim  linear,  placed  ob- 
liquely on  the  anterior  angles  ;  Membrane  wanting.  Sternum  visible 
horizontally  only  as  the  edges  of  thin  plates  between  the  deeply 
inserted  coxa?,  laterally  as  triangular  plates.  Ijeys  all  formed  alike ; 
coxo}  large ;  fulcra,  third  pair  angulated  ;  thighs  gradually  smaller  to 
the  apex  ;  tarsi  trimerous.     Gen.  1,  Plea. 


Section  q.— CORIXINA. 

Notonectici,  p.,  Burm. 
Notonectidse,  p.,  Westw. 
Corisides,  Am.,  ef  Serv. 
Corisoidae,  Ficb. 
Corisidea,  Fleb.,  Floi\ 
Corisae,  Ficb. 

Head  scutellate,  greatly  curved  under,  so  that  the  apex  rests 
between  the  anterior  coxae,  the  posterior  margin  overlying  the  pro- 
notum.  Antennce^  simple,  3  or  4-jointed,  inserted  under  the  margins 
of  the  head.  Eyes  large,  remote.  Eostrum  short,  unarticulated, 
concealed ;  labriim  triangular,  transversely  wrinkled  ;  labium  smooth, 
covered  by  the  labrum.  Eronotum  transverse  triangular.  Scutellum 
0,  or  short,  triangular.  Elytra  pergamentous  throughout ;  Embo- 
Z/wOT  long,  linear ;  Clavus  broad,  triangular ;  Membrane  indistinctly 
separated  from  the  corium ;  nerveless  except  one  fine,  long  inner 
nerve.  Wings  ample,  very  delicate.  Sternum  with  Scapulce,  Eleurcs, 
and  sometimes  Earapleurce ;  Prosternum  anteriorly  bilobed  ;  Meta- 
sternum  produced  into  a  triangular  xyphus.  Legs  :  each  pair  of  dif- 
ferent form  ;  first  pair  inserted  posteriorly  on  the  prosternum,  stout, 
short ;  the  tarsi  monomerous,  broad,  cultrate,  differing  in  the  sexes, 
pectinated,  with  strong  hairs  beneath,  and  one  small  setaceous, 
apical  claw;  second  pair,  the  thighs  longest,  simple,  tarsi  1  or 
2-jointed,  with  two  long  claws ;  third  pair,  tarsi  long,  dilated, 
2-jointed,  long-ciliated,  and  with  one  apical  claw. 

4 


50  comxiNA. 

Abdomen  flat  above,  convex  beneath  :  Connexivum  at  first  narrow,  gra- 
dually widened  posteriorly,  nnieli  reflcxed,  the  end  projeeting.  In  the  $ 
the  last  four  segments  have  irregular,  unsymmetrical  margins  ;  in  the  $ 
they  are  regular  and  parallel,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  6th  concave 
above,  produced  triangularly  with  sinuate  sides  beneath.  Geniial  seg- 
ments:— The  visible  parts  consist,  in  the  ?,  of  two  short,  contiguous,  tri- 
angular plates,  not  exteuding  laterally  the  whole  breadth  of  the  last 
abdominal  segment ;  beyond  these  extend  two  long,  broad,  flat,  oval,  side 
pieces,  touching  each  other  posteriorly,  reflexed  in  the  same  degree  as  the 
connexivum,  projecting  as  a  continuation  of  it,  and  forming  the  apex  of  the 
body :  these  plates  arc  equally  visible  on  the  nnderside  and  occupy  the 
whole  space  beyond  the  abdominal  segments,  except  that  in  the  middle, 
close  to  the  base,  a  small  triangle  juts  through  between  them.  In  the  $ 
the  visible  parts  are  formed  as  in  the  9,  except  that  the  side  plates  are 
not  so  regular,  and  the  posterior  separation  is  rarely  in  the  middle.  The 
rest  of  the  genital  segments  and  the  generative  organs  are  concealed  by 
the  plates  mentioned. 

Family  1 .— CORIXIDtE. 

Oblong,  subparallel,  convex  above. 

Head  transverse,  convex,  triangular,  liindwardly  pointed,  sides 
sinuate,  seen  from  above  (including  the  eyes)  lunate.  Antennae 
4-jointed ;  first  and  second  joints  stout,  cylindrical ;  third  stout, 
clavate,  as  long  as  the  first  and  second  together  ;  fourth  subulate. 
Fronotum  transverse,  triangular,  pointed  hindwardly.  Scntellum  0. 
Metasternum  furnished  with  faraplcurcc ;  the  pleunc  with  a  distinct 
sutural  junction.  Tarsi,  first  and  second  pairs  mouomerous.  Gen. 
1,  Corixa ;  2,  Cijmatia. 

Family  2.— SIGARID^. 

Elliptic,  depressed. 

Head  triangular,  sides  subangulated ;  seen  from  above  obtusely 
triangular.  Antennce  3-jointed;  first  and  second  joints  subcyiin- 
drical ;  third,  oblong,  concave.  Pronotum  transverse,  triangular, 
pointed  anteriorly.  ScuteUum  short  triangular.  Ilctastermtm  with- 
out parapleurie ;  the  pleura.-  without  suture.  Tarsi,  second  pair 
2-jointed.     Gen.  1,  Sir/ara. 


SCUTATINA.  51 


Div.  1 -GYMlSrOCEHATA. 

Sub-Div.  1. — Geodromica. 

Section   I.— SCUTATINA.'' 

Family   L— CYDNIDJE. 

Genus  1. — Sehirus,  Am.  et  Serv. 

Elliptic,  more  or  less  convex. 

Head  short,  'o'idest  just  before  the  eyes:  Face  rounded  in  front, 
concave  tlirough  the  sides  being  recurved  ;  central  lobe  shorter  than 
the  side  lobes,  which  join  and  enclose  it,  but  leaving  a  notch  in 
front.  AntenncB :  the  tubercle  generally  near  the  eyes,  the  joints 
after  the  1st  gradually  thicher  to  the  4th  ;  the  2ud  and  3rd  vary 
in  relative  length.  Eyes  small,  rounded,  projecting  only  a  little 
beyond  the  margins  of  the  head.  Ocelli  small,  distant.  SonfruiJi 
reaching  to  the  middle  or  hinder  coxse,  base  in  a  short  channel ;  1st 
and  4th  joints  shorter,  2nd  and  3rd  of  about  equal  length. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  transverse,  subquadrangular,  or  subtrape- 
zoidal,  anterior  angles  much  rounded ;  anteriorly  deflected,  with  the 
margin  very  concave  ;  sides  marginate ;  hinder  margin  a  little  rounded, 
more  so  at  the  posterior  angles.  Scutellum  large,  triangular,  at  its 
base  not  so  broad  as  the  abdomen,  and  reaching  beyond  the  inner 
posterior  angle  of  the  corium,  a  little  constricted  just  before  the 
rounded  apex,  which  is  suddenly  deflected.  Flijtra  :  Memhrane  with 
5  or  G  irregular,  transparent  nerves,  which  join  together  on  the 
disk,  and  form  irregular  cells.  Sternum  : — Prosternum  with  a  more 
or  less  deep  rostral  channel,  and  on  each  side  a  deep,  transverse 
channel ;  Mesosfernuni  with  a  slight,  central  keel.  Let/s  strong ; 
hinder  tibiae  longest,  all  the  tibicc  with  very  strong  spines  placed  in 
rows  ;  tarsi,  2nd  joint  very  small. 

Abdomen  convex  beneath  ;  Connexivum  narrow. 

*  Fao-e  11. 


SCUTATTNA. 


Species  1. — Sehirus  bicolor. 

CiMEx  BICOLOR,  Lin.  p.  S.  250,  936  (1761)  ;  S.  N.  i,  722,  55  (1767) 
Scop.^   Eut.  Carn.  122,  357  (1763);  De  G.  Mem 
iii,  268,  12  (1773);  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  121, 161  (1794): 
S.  R.  176,  109  (1803);   Don.  Brit.  Ins.  ix,  21,  pi 
297  (1800) ;   IFolff,  Ic.  Cim.  63,  t.  7,  fig.  60  (1801)  ; 
Panz.  F.  G.  32,  11. 
—     NUBiLOSA,  Harris,  Exp.  Eng.  Ins.  90,  pi.  26,  fig.  8  (1776). 
Cydnus  bicolok.  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.   53,  2  (1807) ;  Hem.   Suec.  19,  2 
(1829) ;  Hahn,  Wcanz.  i,  192,  t.  31,  fig.  99  (1831) ; 
Zeit.  Faun.  Ins.  Lap.  i,  461,  1  (1832) ;  Ins.  Lap. 
258,  1  (1840);    5«m.Hanclb.  ii,  374,  1  (1835); 
Kole7i.  Mel.  Eut.  iv,  63,  191  (1846) ;  Flor,  Rhju. 
Liv.  1,  157,  3  (1860). 
Pentatoma  bicolou,  Le  P.  et  Serv.  Enc.  x,  58,  25  (1825). 
Tritomegas       —      Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  98,  1  (1843) ;  Suhlb.  Geoc. 

Fenn.  21,  1  (1848). 
Sehieus  —       Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  368,  7  (1861). 

Black,  shining,  finely  punctured ;  a  spot  on  tlie  anterior  lateral 
margin  of  the  pronotum,  a  larger  dentate  one  on  the  base,  and 
another  similar  one  at  the  apex  of  the  anterior  margin  of  tlie 
corium,  white,  the  upper  side  of  the  tihice  also  white. 

Head  subtrapeziform ;  Croion  convex,  with  few  punctures  ;  Face, 
side  lobes  widely  recurved ;  anterior  margin  with  a  wide  but 
shallow  notch.  Antenncs  black,  pilose  ;  2nd  joint  half  the  length 
of  the  3rd;  3rd,  4th,  and  5th  in  length  subequal.  Eyes  rounded 
rather  prominent.  Ocelli  small,  reddish.  Bostrum  black,  reaching  a 
little  beyond  the  middle  coxje ;  2nd  and  3rd  joints  of  equal  length  ; 
rostral  channel  shallow. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  transverse,  anteriorly  and  posteriorly  de- 
flected ;  the  sides  gradually  convergent  and  rounded  to  the  front ; 
anterior  margin  very  concave,  lateral  margins  delicately  reflexed, 
posterior  margin  slightly  rounded.  Across  tiic  centre  of  the  disk  is 
a  shallow  transverse  furrow,  deeper  at  the  ends,  which  do  not  reacli 
the  sides  ;  before  and  adjoining  this  furrow  is  a  transverse  unpuuc- 
tured  space,  narrow  in  tlie  middle  and  widened  at  each  end  an- 
teriorly ;  from  the  anterior  angles  a  large  white  spot  extends  about 


CYDNID^.  53 

half  way  down  tlie  sides  ;  hinder  angles  raised,  sometimes  posteriorly 
with  a  small  white  spot.  The  punctures  are  not  so  contiguous 
as  on  the  scutellum,  but  in  the  central  furrow  they  form  slight 
wrinkles.  Scutellum ;  the  extreme  deflected  apex  punctureless. 
Elytra :  Corium ;  anterior  margin  reflexed ;  at  the  base  a  large, 
white,  irregular,  dentate  patch,  each  end  of  which  extends  to  the 
claims  ;*at  the  posterior  outer  angle  a  similar  smaller  patch  extends 
half  across  the  corium  ;  posterior  margin  sinuate  ;  Membrane  whitish 
or  fuscous.  Sternum: — Prosfernum coarsely,  Meso-  and  Uletasternum 
moderately  but  sparsely,  punctured.  Legs  black ;  tilice  on  the  out- 
side, except  at  the  base  and  apex,  white  ;  tarsi  black. 

^if/ome?^,  beneath,  very  delicately  and  sparsely  punctured;  Con- 
nexivum  rather  wide,  alternately  black  and  white. 

Length,  2^— 3i  lines. 

Not  uncommon  round  London  in  sandy  places,  among  grass  and 
herbage,  in  the  spring. 

Species  2. — Sehirus  dubius. 

CiMEX  DUBixJS,  Scop.  Eiit.  Cam.  121,  355  (17G3);  Wolff',  Ic.  Cim.  Gl 
t.  7,  fig.  6]  (ISOl). 

—  ALBOMAKGINATUS,  Schrlc.  Enum.  Ins.  Aust.  531,  275  (1781), 

—  ALBOMARGixELLTJS,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  123,  167  (1794) ;  S.  R.  178, 

120  (1803). 
Cydnus  ALBOMAKGINATUS,  Full."^   Hem.  Succ.  19,  4  (1829);  Ramb. 

Eauu.  And.  ii,  111,  2  (1842). 
.      —      DUBIUS,  Halm,  Wanz.  i,  191,  t.  31,  fig.  98  (1831) ;  Curt.  B.  E. 
ii,  74  (1826);  Flor,  Rliyu.  Liv.  i,  160,  5  (1860). 

—  ALBOMABGINELLUS,  Biirtti.  Handb.  ii,  374,  2  (1835);  Kolen. 

Mel.  Ent.  iv,  64,  192  (1845). 
Seuirus  —  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  97,  2  (1843);  Sahib. 

Geoc.  Een.  21,  2  (1848). 
—      DUBIUS,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  368,  5  (1861). 

Blue-black,  with  a  violet  tinge,  shining,  finely  punctured,  the  lateral 
margins  of  the  pronotum  and  the  anterior  margin  of  the  elytra 
narrowly  yellowish. 

Head  broad,  short,  trapeziform  before  the  eyes  ;  Crown  rather  con- 
vex, with  few  punctures  ;  Face  ;  side  lobes  widely  recurved ;  the  an- 
terior margin  almost  without  a  notch.     Antennce  black  or  piceous, 


54  SCUTATINA. 

pilose ;  2nd  aud  3rd  joints  in  length  subequal,  larger  than  the 
1st ;  4th  and  5th  snbequal  in  length  and  breadth,  but  longer  and 
thicker  than  the  2nd  and  3rd.  Eyes  rounded,  rather  prominent. 
Ocelli  very  small,  red.  Bostmm  piceous,  reaching  to  the  middle 
coxa),  3rd  joint  larger  than  the  2nd ;  the  rostral  channel  shallow. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  transTerse,  quadrangular,  gradually  rounded 
to  tlie  front,  slightly  convex,  anteriorly  and  posteriorly  deflected ; 
anterior  margin  very  concave :  lateral  margins  narrowly  incrassated, 
yellowish  ;  posterior  margin  gradually  rounded.  Across  the  centre 
of  the  disk  is  a  shallow,  transverse  furrow,  each  end  (which  does  not 
extend  to  the  side)  being  much  deeper ;  before  and  adjoining  this 
furrow  is  a  transverse,  smooth,  unpunetured  space,  narrow  in  the 
middle,  vv^ider  at  the  ends,  extending  almost  to  the  anterior  angles 
of  the  pronotum.  Scutellum :  the  sides  of  the  apex  incrassated 
aud,  with  the  deflected  portion,  unpunetured.  Elytra :  Corium ; 
tlie  punctures  closer  than  those  on  the  pronotum  and  scutellum  ;  the 
anterior  margin  incrassated,  slightly  reflexed,  yellowish ;  posterior 
margin  slightly  sinuate ;  Memhrane  fuscous.  Sternum  finely  punc- 
tured :  Prosterniim  ;  the  rostral  channel  shallow.  Legs  and  tarsi 
black. 

Ahdomen  beneath  very  convex,  delicately  punctured  ;  Connexfviim 
spotted  with  yellowish. 

Length,  2\ — 3  lines. 

Uncommon.     Pangbourne  {TVollastoii)  ;  Portland  (Dale). 


iSjjecies  3. — Sehirus  biguttatus. 

CmEX  BIGUTTATUS,  Lin.  r.  S.  250,  935  (1761 )  ;  S.  N.  i,  722,  51  (1767) ; 
Scop.  Eut.  Cam.  122,  356  (1763) :  Fad.  E.  S.  iv, 
122,  161  (1791);  S.  E.  178,  116  (1S03) ; 
Fauz.  E.  G.  32,  13. 

CYD^'US  —  FalL  Mou.  Cim.  53,  3  (1S07)  ;  Hem.  Succ.  19, 
3  (1829) ;  Ila/uf,  Wauz.  i,  169,  t.  26,  fig.  88 
(1831) ;  Zett.  Fauu.  Ins.  Lap.  1,  161,  2  (1832) ; 
Ins.  Lap.  258,  2  (ISIO);  Burm.  Handb.  ii, 
374,  3  (1S35);  £olen.  Mel.  Ent.  iv,  65,  193 
(1846) ;  Flor,  Rhyii.  Liv.  i,  162,  6  (1860). 

Teitomegas  —  Jm.  ct  Serv.  Hem.  98,  2  (1813)  ;  Suldb.  Gcoc. 
Ecn.  22,  2  (1818). 

Sehieus        —        Ficb.  Europ.  licui.  367,  1  (186]). 


CYDNID/E.  55 

Black,  sliglitly  convex,  sliining,  deeply  punctured  ;  tlie  entire  exterior 
margin  (except  of  the  head),  and  a  spot  on  the  corium,  yel- 
lowish. 

Head  small,  coarsely  punctured ;  Crown  rather  convex,  front  de- 
pressed;  Face;  side  lobes  much  rounded  in  front,  yet  leaving  the 
anterior  notch  very  wide ;  anterior  margin  a  little  reflexed.  An- 
tennce :  2nd  joint  a  little  shorter  than  the  8rd ;  5th  fusiform,  a 
little  longer  than  the  4th,  and  as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd  together. 
Fi/es  small,  not  prominent.  OccUi  very  small,  black.  Eostrum 
brown,  reaching  to  the  middle  coxse ;  3rd  joint  as  long  or  longer 
than  the  2ud. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  gradually  narrower  to  the  front,  slightly  con- 
vex and  anteriorly  and  posteriorly  deflected  ;  anterior  margin  very 
concave ;  lateral  margins  incrassated,  yellowish  ;  posterior  margin 
straiglit,  but  rounded  abruptly  towards  the  lateral  margins.  Across 
the  centre  of  the  disk  a  deep,  wide,  transverse  furrow,  which  does  not 
extend  to  the  sides  ;  before  and  adjoining  this  furrow  a  transverse 
unpuuctured  space.  The  punctures  are  not  close  together,  and  are 
finer  on  the  posterior  portion  of  the  disk.  Scutellum:  pnnctiires 
equally  fine  throughout ;  apex  concave,  almost  unpunctured.  Elytra : 
Clavus  and  Corinm  with  punctures  similar  to  those  on  the  scutel- 
lum ;  nerves  smooth.  Corium ;  the  anterior  margin  incrassated, 
whitish  ;  in  the  centre  a  somewhat  oval,  whitish,  unpunctured  spot ; 
posterior  margin  straight ;  Ilemhrane  deep  brown.  Sternum  coarsely 
punctured,  wath  3  transverse  channels,  tlie  fore  and  hinder  ones 
deepest ;  Prosternum  with  a  shallow  rostral  channel.  Legs  black  ; 
tarsi  piceous. 

Abdomen  beneath  very  finely  punctured ;  Conne.eivum  narrow 
yellov>"ish. 

Length,  3  lines. 

!N"ot  common  round  London ;  spring  and  autumn. 


Species  4. — Seiiirus  morio. 

CiMEx  MOEio,  Lin.  F.  S.  250,  932  (17G1);  S.  N.  1,  722,  51  (1707); 
Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  121,  171  (1794);  IFoIff,  Ic.  Cim.  G7, 
t.  7,  (ig.  64  (1801). 


5G  SCUTATINA. 

Cydnus  morio,  Fab.  S.  "R.  184,  3  (1803) ;  Panz.  P.  G.  32,  15 ; 
Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  52,  1  (1807);  Hem.  Suec.  18,  1 
(1829) ;  Hahn,  Wanz.  1,  2G3,  t.  25,  fig.  84  (C.  ni- 
grita)  (1831);  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  375.  6  (1835); 
Hamb.  F.  And.  ii,  112,  3  (1842) ;  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv. 
i,  159,  4(1800). 

Pentatoma  — Lep.  et  Sen.  Enc.  x,  58  (1825). 

Seiiirus  —  Am.  et  Sen.  Hem.  96,  1  (1843) ;  Sahib.  Geoc.  Feu. 
20,  1  (1848);  Fieb.  Europ."  Hem.  367,  2  (1861). 

Black,  sliglitly  convex,  shining,  finely  punctured. 

Sead\>xo2A,  almost  semicircular  before  the  eyes  ;  the  Crown  convex, 
lightly  punctured,  the  front  coarsely  punctured.  Antenna; :  1st 
joint  short,  piceous ;  2nd  dark  yellow ;  3rd  black,  about  the  same 
length  as  the  2nd ;  4th  and  5th  black,  in  length  subequal,  but 
longer  than  the  3rd ;  the  extreme  tip  of  the  3rd  and  4th,  and  the 
petiole  of  the  4th  and  5th  yellowish.  J^i/es  prominent,  somewhat 
pointed.  Ocelli  large,  red.  Rostrum  brown  or  piceous,  scarcely 
reaching  to  the  middle  coxee,  2ud  joint  the  longest. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  :  lateral  margins  finely  reflexed  ;  hinder  angles 
raised ;  on  the  disk,  at  a  short  distance  from  the  anterior  margin,  a 
broad,  transverse,  unpunctured  space,  in  form  somewhat  quadrangu- 
lar, but  with  the  anterior  angles  prolong^ed  towards  the  anterior 
angles  of  the  pronotum  ;  the  punctures  are  sharper,  deeper,  and 
wider  apart  than  those  on  the  head.  Scutellum  very  slightly  con- 
vex, the  deflected  apex  slightly  concave  and  almost  punctureless. 
Elytra  :  Corium ;  the  anterior  margin  reflexed ;  posterior  margin 
slightly  sinuate ;  Membrane  fuscous  brown,  clearer  at  the  base,  or 
all  whitish  brown.  Sternum  coarsely  punctured  ;  3  transverse  femoral 
channels,  the  anterior  and  posterior  being  the  deepest ;  Prosternum  ; 
the  rostral  channel  shallow,  widened  in  front,  the  sides  terminating 
in  a  short,  blunt  process.     Legs  :   tihice  piceous,  tarsi  paler. 

Abdomen  very  convex  beneath,  very  minutely  punctured. 

Length,  2| — 3^  lines. 

Not  common  in  the  London  district ;  taken  in  spring  and 
autumn. 

Species  5. — Sehirus  albomarginatus. 

CiMEX  ALBOMARGINATUS,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  123,  168  (1794);  S.  11.179, 
121  (1803);  Pa>ts.  F.  G.  33,  20;  JFolf, 
Ic.  Cim.  65,  t.  7,  fig-  62  (ISOl). 


CYDNID^.  07 

Cydnus  albomakginatus,  Hahn,  Wanz.  i,  167,  t.  26,  fig.  86  (1831); 

Bum.  Ilandb.  ii,   375,  4  (1835);  Eamb. 

Faun.  And.  ii.  111,  2  (1812) ;  Schill.  Arb. 

and  Veriiud.  183,  33  (1811);  Kolen,  Mel. 

Ent.  iv,  66,  I'Jl  (1816)  ;  Ilor,  Riiyn.  Liv. 

i,  156,  2  (1860). 
Sehieus  —  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  97,  4  (1813). 

Gnatiioconus    —  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  3G6,  1  (1861). 

Black,  very  convex  above  and  beneath,  shining  ;  above  very  deeply 
but  finely  punctured ;  the  lateral  margins  of  the  pronotum 
and  elytra  yellowish  white. 

Head  very  much  deflected,  nearly  vertical,  almost  quadrate,  rather 
longer  than  broad ;  Face ;  the  anterior  margin  deeply  notched ;  the 
margin  of  the  side  lobes  and  the  apex  of  the  short,  narrow,  central 
lobe  slightly  reflexed,  Antennce  :  basal  tubercle  small,  nearer  to  the 
rostrum  than  the  eyes  ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  in  length  subequal, 
each  larger  than  the  3rd;  the  1st  joint  is  piceous,  the  2nd  yellowish, 
the  rest  black,  with  the  apex  narrowly  piceous.  JEi/es  small,  rather 
prominent.  Ocelli  small,  black.  Bostrum  piceous,  the  base  paler, 
reaching  to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  :  the  lateral  margins  yellowish  white,  very  deli- 
cately reflexed  ;  disk,  towards  each  side  with  a  slight  fovea.  SciUellum; 
the  apex  almost  punctureless,  above  the  deflexion  concave.  Wytra  : 
Corium  with  the  punctures  deeper,  wider  apart,  and  more  in  rows 
than  on  the  scutellum  ;  anterior  margin  yellowish  white  ;  posterior 
margin  straight :  Membrane  transparent,  whitish.  Sternum  deeply, 
coarsely  punctured,  with  three  transverse  channels,  of  which  that  on 
the  presternum  is  deepest ;  Prosternum  with  a  wide  rostral  channel. 
Legs  black  ;  hinder  tihice  with  finer  spines  than  on  the  other  tibiae ; 
tarsi  piceous. 

Abdomen  beneath  very  convex,  shining,  smooth. 

Length,  2 — 2\  lines. 

Common  in  the  London  district,  at  the  roots  of  grass,  on  dry 
banks,  in  spring  and  autumn. 


yo  SCUTATINA. 

Family  2.— ODONTOSCELID^. 
Genus  1. — Couimel/ENa,  JF/iite. 

(Mag.  Nat.  Hist,  iii,  24  (1S39). 
Oval,  very  convex  above. 

Head  much  deflected,  almost  vertical,  very  broad,  short,  rounded 
iu  front,  margin  slightly  reflesed,  central  lobe  of  the  face  scarcely 
so  long  as  the  side  lobes.  AnteniKB :  tubercle  very  small,  inserted 
half  way  between  the  eye  and  the  rostrum,  and  pointing  directly 
inwards;  1st,  3rd,  and  -Ith  joints  in  length  subequal ;  2nd  much 
shorter;  5th  a  trifle  longer  than  the  4th,  fusiform;  the  4th  and  5th 
thicker  than  the  others.  JiJ^es  rather  pointed  and  prominent. 
Ocelli  small,  distant,  inserted  close  to  the  eyes.  Bostrum  reaching 
to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae,  base  in  a  shallow  oval  channel ;  1st  joint 
shortest,  2nd  and  3rd  of  equal  length,  and  longer  than  the  4th. 

Thorax :  Pronotum  transverse,  almost  hexagonal,  very  convex, 
hinder  angles  much  raised,  within  them,  depressed ;  anterior  margin 
straight  as  far  as  the  sides  of  the  head,  then  suddenly  produced  and 
deflected  behind  the  eyes ;  sides  much  rounded,  margins  delicately 
reflexed ;  hinder  and  posterior  angles  rounded ;  posterior  margin 
nearly  straight.  Scutellum  neither  so  long  nor  so  wide  as  the 
abdomen,  the  sides  sinuate,  being  constricted  close  to  the  base. 
Elytra  straight,  the  uncovered  portion  of  the  coriwm  alone  coria- 
ceous, the  rest  membranous ;  Membrane  with  the  (?  5)  neiwes 
scarcely  perceptible.  JProstemum  divided  in  the  centre,  the  plates 
raised  over  the  rostrum  and  base  of  the  head,  forming  a  channel  for 
the  reception  of  the  antennae ;  on  each  side  a  deep,  transverse 
channel.  Legs  short,  strong ;  tilice  outwardly  channeled,  the  edges 
finely  spined ;  tarsi,  2nd  joint  shortest,  3rd  longest. 

Abdomen  convex  above  and  beneath ;  Connexivum  narrow. 

8j)ecies  1. — Corimel/ena  Scauab^eoides. 

CxMEX  ScAiUB^EOiDES,  Liii.  S.  N.  1,  71G,  4  (1707) ;    Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  SO, 

37   (1794);    U'W'  Ic.   Cim.   4,   t.  i,  fig.   4 

(ISOO). 
TuYiiEOCORis      —        SchrJc.  F.  Boic.  ii,  09,  1090  (ISOl) ;  llahn,  Waiiz. 

ii,    47,  t.   45,   fig.    141    (1S34);    Koleii.  Md. 

Eul.  iv,  9,  128  (1S4G). 


ODONTOSCELID.fl.  59 

Tetyua  Scaeab.eoides,  Fab.  S.  E.  143,  70  (1803) ;   Fall.   Mon.  Cim. 

42,  3  (1807) ;  Hem.  Suec.  IG,  6  (1829). 
Odontoscelis     —        Burm.  Handb,  ii,  385,  i  (1835) ;    Germ.  Zeits.  i, 

38,  3  (1839) ;  E.  Schf.  Wanz.  v,  34  (1839). 
Coia.MEL.?JNA      —         While,   Mag.    Nat.   Hist,   iii,    24  (1839);    Fieh. 

Europ.  Hem.  365  (1861). 
CoKEOMELAS      —         Am.  et  Serv.   Hem.  CS,  i  (1843);    SaJiIb.  Geoc. 

Pen.   17,  1   (184S) ;  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,   150 

(1S60). 

Black,  metallic-shining,  thickly  punctured  above  and  beneath. 

ILead :  Antennce  and  also  the  tubercle  piceous.  Eyes  piceous. 
Ocelli  black.     Bostrum  light  brown. 

Thorax. — Elytra;  Memhrane  whitish.  Wings  whitish.  Tarsi 
piceous. 

Abdomen  with  extremely  fine  punctures. 

Length,  1^ — If  lines. 

Scarce.  Purley  Downs,  near  Croydon,  in  spring,  under  fallen 
leaves;  near  Gloucester  {W.  V.  Guise);  Mickleham  (^.  G.  Bye)  \ 
on  the  sand-hills  near  Burnham  {W.  Wilson  Saunders). 

Genus  2. — Odontoscelis,  Lap. 

Elliptic,  broad,  very  convex. 

Head  very  much  deflected,  very  broad,  convex,  rounded  to  the 
front;  Face;  side  lobes  as  long  as  the  middle  lobe.  Antennw 
inserted  half  way  between  the  eye  and  the  rostrum  in  a  direct  line, 
1st,  4th,  and  5th  joints  in  length  and  breadth  subequal,  2nd  shorter, 
3rd  two  thirds  the  length  of  the  2nd,  the  5th  fusiform.  Eyes  small, 
subreniform.  Ocelli  small,  distant.  Rostrum  reaching  to  the  3rd 
pair  of  coxae,  the  base  in  a  deep  channel,  of  which  the  sides  are 
much  produced;  2nd  joint  longest,  3rd  joint  rather  longer  than  the 
4th,  but  shorter  than  the  1st. 

Thorax. — Bronotum  quadrangular,  transverse,  convex ;  anteriorly 
wider  than  the  head  and  eyes,  anterior  angles  obtusely  produced ; 
lateral  margins  rounded  in  front,  near  the  hinder  angle  with 
a  notch  ;  hinder  angles  broadly  rounded  ;  posterior  margin  straight. 
Seutellum  ybtj  convex,  as  long  as  the  abdomen  and  nearly  as  wide, 
leaving  only  a  small  portion  at  the  side  thereof  and  of  the  base  of 
the  corium  visible.  Elytra :  the  uncovered  portion  of  the  corium 
alone   coriaceous,  the   rest   membranous ;    Membrane  with  5  long 


60  SCUTATINA. 

nerves.  Sternum  :  Frosternum  with  a  deep  rostral  channel,  of  which 
the  end  in  front  is  widened  and  the  raised  margin  extended  to  the 
base  of  the  antennse,  forming  a  channel  for  their  reception ;  3Ieso- 
and  Iletasternum  with  the  rostral  channel  shallower;  Pro-  and 
Mesosterniim  with  a  deep  transverse  channel.  Legs,  short,  strong  ; 
thiglis  compressed  ;  tihice  with  short,  fine  spines ;  on  the  outer  side 
a  channel,  deepest  in  the  first  pair ;  tarsi,  2nd  joint  short ;  all  the 
joints  hairy  beneath. 

Abdomen  convex  above  and  beneath  ;  Coiinexivum  moderate. 


S/jecies  1. — Odoistoscelis  fuliginosus. 

CiMEX  FULIGINOSUS,  Lim.  S.  N.  i,  716,  8  (1767) ;  FaL  E.  S.  iv,  90,  42 
(1794) ;  JFolf,  Ic.  Cim.  50,  t.  5,  fig.  47  (1801). 

—  LiTUKA,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  90,  43  (1794). 

Tjltyka  FULiGmosA,  Fad.  S.  R.  139,  50  (1803);  Panz.  E.  G.  112,  14; 
Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  42,  2  (1807)  ;  Hem.  Suec.  15,  5 
(1829) ;  Curl.  B.  E.  xv,  fig.  685  (1838). 

—  LiTURA,  Fab.  S.  R.  139,  51  (1803). 

ScuTELLERA  FULiGiNOSA,  Lai.   Geu.  Hi,  114,  4  (1807)  ;   Lam.  Hist.  Nat. 
ill,  491,  3  (1816) ;   Schill.  Arb.  u.  Verand. 
100  (1843). 
Tettra  carboxaria,  ZcK,  Act,   Holm.   70,  19   (1819);    Fall.  Hem. 

Suec.  13,  3  (1829). 
Odontoscelis  fuliginosus,  Lap.  Hem.  74   (1832);    Purm.  Ilaiidb.  ii, 

385,  3  (1835) ;  H.  Sch.  Norn.  Ent.  i,  53 
&  88  (1835);  Am.  el  Serv.  Hem.  69,  1 
(1843);  Kolen.  Mel.  Eut.  iv,  5,  122 
(1846) ;  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  152  (1800) ; 
Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  378,  2  (1801). 
Ursocoris  fuliginosa  et  litura,  HaJm,  Wanz.  ii,  49  &  50,  t.  40,  fig. 

142  &  143  (1834). 
Arctocoris      —         Germ.  Zeits.  i.  47,  1,  (1839). 

Fuseo-luteous,  black-punctured,  slightly  shining,  covered  with  veiy 
short,  depressed  pile,  the  circumference  with  strong,  projecting, 
yellow  hairs.     Underside  pitchy  black,  finely  pilose,  punctured. 

Head  black   above    and   beneath.      Antennce   black   or  piceous. 
Ocelli  very  small,  red.     Rostrum  luteous,  the  last  two  joints  ])iccous. 


ODONTOSCELID.E.  61 

Thorax. — Pronotum  black  in  front,  more  or  less  luteous  behind, 
on  the  posteinor  half  a  central  fine,  lighter,  longitudinal  line,  and 
sometimes  on  each  side  of  this  another  similar,  but  ill  defined ; 
sides  coarsely  punctured  ;  broadly  incrassated,  the  incrassated  portion 
widest  in  front,  bounded  inwardly  by  a  deep,  narrow,  longitudinal, 
bent  channel,  in  the  middle  of  svhich  is  a  deep  fovea ;  on  the  anterior 
third  of  the  disk  two  transverse,  lobate,  scarcely  raised,  black  spaces, 
of  which  the  apex  does  not  reach  the  centre,  and  the  base  rests  upon 
the  longitudinal  channel.  ScuteUiim  luteous,  more  or  less  variegated 
with  small  black  marks,  the  punctures  wider  apart  than  on  the 
pronotum,  the  base  usually  black,  towards  the  sides  with  a  deep 
fovea ;  in  the  centre  a  narrow,  pale  luteous  line  extends  nearly  the 
whole  length,  wider  before  its  termination,  and  then  bordered  on 
each  side  with  a  short,  thick,  black  line  ;  half  way  between  tlie  cen- 
tral line  and  the  side,  a  thick,  black  line  extends  from  the  base  to 
beyond  the  middle,  ceasing  abruptly ;  this  line  is  generally  bordered 
with  pale  luteous,  but  it  is  sometimes  broken  into  two  or  three 
pieces ;  sometimes  the  ground  colour  of  the  scutellum  is  luteous 
almost  without  markings,  at  other  times  a  piceous  shade  prevails. 
Elytra :  the  small  uncovered  portion  of  the  corium  piceous  or  luteo- 
piceous.  Sternum  black,  finely  punctured.  Legs :  Coxce  luteous  ; 
thiglis  and  tihicE  piceous  or  black ;  tarsi  piceous. 

Abdomen  piceous,  darker  at  the  sides ;  Connexivum  alternately 
black  and  luteous.  Underside  pitchy-black,  punctured,  shining, 
finely  haired;  the  segments  drawn  up  in  the  centre;  in  the  $,  on 
the  -Ith  and  5th,  on  each  side  of  the  middle,  two,  conjoined,  trans- 
verse, large,  oval,  dull  spots  with  transverse  lines  of  golden  hairs. 

Length,  3 — 3i  lines. 

Deal. 

Family  3.— SCIOCORID^. 
Ge7ius  1. — SciocoRis,  Fall. 
Egg-oval,  slightly  convex  above,  more  convex  beneath. 

Head  almost  flat,  semi-ovate ;  Face ;  central  lobe  narrow,  shorter 
than  the  side  lobes  which  meet  in  front  of  it ;  anterior  margin  with 
a  scarcely  perceptible  notch.  Anfennce  rather  short,  slender ;  tu- 
bercle small,  pointed ;  1st  joint  stout,  short ;  2ud  long ;  3rd  varies 


6.2  SCUTATINA. 

in  length ;  4tli  and  5th  of  equal  length,  each  longer  than  the  2nd. 
Eyes  small,  rounded,  prominent.  Ocelli  small,  distant.  Eostrum 
reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of  coxae,  very  wide  beyond  the  base  ;  2nd 
joint  long,  3rd  and  4th  very  short,  of  equal  length ;  the  sides  of  the 
rostral  channel  a  little  produced  and  rounded  in  front. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  transverse,  subquadrangular,  very  slightly 
convex,  in  front  wider  than  the  head,  straight  behind  the  head,  but 
with  the  anterior  angles  suddenly  produced  and  then  cut  off  straight 
behind  the  eyes ;  sides  produced  into  a  thin  plate,  almost  straight, 
but  gradually  narrower,  and  rounded  towards  the  obtuse  anterior 
angles ;  posterior  margin  nearly  straight,  but  towards  the  hinder  angles 
broadly  rounded,  the  angles  themselves  acute ;  posteriorly  the  disk 
is  raised,  especially  within  the  hinder  angles.  Scutellum  half  the 
length  of  the  abdomen,  slightly  convex,  subtriangular,  at  the  base 
much  narrower  than  the  abdomen,  apex  broadly  rounded ;  in  the 
centre  an  indistinct  keel.  'Elytra  :  Corium  ;  all  the  margins  rounded ; 
3£eml)rane  with  5  long  nerves.  Sternum  with  a  shallow  rostral 
channel  and  2  deep  transverse  channels  for  the  fore  and  middle 
thighs.  Legs  short,  strong ;  tihice,  o\iter  side  flat,  the  margins  den- 
tate; tarsi  strong,  1st  and  3rd  joints  of  equal  length,  2nd  very 
short. 

Abdomen  convex  beneath ;  Connexivum  very  broad,  not  covered 
by  the  elytra. 

S/jecies  1. — Sciocouis  terreus. 

CiMEX  TEKEEUs,  ScJir/c.  Taun.  Boic.  sp.  1109  (ISOl). 
—    tJMajrviNus,  JFolf,  Ic.  Cim.  Ii2,  t.  11,  fig.  13G  (ISOl) ;  Pu/iz.  T.  G. 

93,  15. 
Cydnus         —      Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  51,  5  (1807). 
SciocoKis      —      Fall.  Kern.    Saec.   21,   1   (1829);    Ha/m,  Wanz.   1, 

195,  t.  31,  fi^.  100  (1831)  ;  E.  Sch.  Nom.  Ent.  1, 

55     &    91    (1835);      Biirm.    Handb.    ii,    373,    5 

(1835);    Ramb.  Taun.   And.   ii,   120,   4    (1812); 

Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  120,  1   (1813);  Sahib.    Geoc. 

Een.  23,  1  (1818) ;    Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  358,  ^10 

(1861). 

—  UiiBEiNA,  Flor,  Illiyu.  Liv.  i,  111,  1  (1860). 

—  TERREUS,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  361,  IS  (1861). 

Dull,  pale  luteous,  more  or  less  shaded  with  brown,  tliickly  covered 
with  fine  black  punctures. 


SCIOCORIDiE.  (33 

Head  brown,  margin  delicately  reflexed ;  Crotvti  witli  a  pale 
luteous  central  keel,  which  joins  the  base  of  the  central  lobe  of  the 
face ;  on  each  side  of  the  keel  darker  brown,  interrupted  by  a  pale 
curved  line;  Face;  central  lobe  raised,  pale  luteous,  darker  at  the 
sides.  Underside  sti'ongly  and  thickly  black-punctured,  especially 
in  front.  Anfennce :  3rd  joint  two  thirds  the  length  of  the  2nd ; 
1st  piceous  ;  2nd  dark  yellowish  ;  3rd  and  4th  piceous,  with  the  base 
and  tip  dark  yellowish ;  5th  piceous,  the  petiole  pale.  Fi/es  black, 
moderate,  projecting  as  far  as  the  outer  angle  of  the  pronotum. 
Ocelli  red,  shining.     Bostrum  luteous,  the  last  two  joints  black. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  with  dark  clouds  of  brown,  sometimes  hind- 
wardly  clearer ;  sides  broadly  pale  luteous,  margins  delicately  re- 
flexed  ;  in  the  centre  a  very  slight  tranverse,  waved  line,  behind 
which  the  disk  is  a  little  depressed ;  within  the  hinder  angles  a  dis- 
tinct callus.  Sciifelhim  almost  as  long  as  the  corium,  the  sides 
gradually  receding  to  the  broadly  rounded  apex ;  the  centre  raised 
into  a  low,  broad  keel,  exterior  to  which,  on  each  side,  is  a  depres- 
sion ;  at  the  base,  near  the  sides,  two  whitish,  shining,  slightly 
raised  spots,  outwardly  and  inwardly  shaded  with  brown ;  the  inner 
shade  extends  to  the  centre  of  the  base,  but  is  interrupted  by  a  faint 
yellowish  line  running  diagonally  to  the  keel.  Elytra :  Corium  ; 
the  nerves  raised ;  towards  the  centre  two  or  three  small  black  spots  ; 
Membrane  brown,  with  darker  nerves.  Sternum :  centre  and  sides 
broadly  black  ;  prosternum  strongly  black-punctured.  Legs  luteous  ; 
tliiglis  beneath,  with  brown  punctures,  which  tend  to  form  2  or  3 
irregular  bands;  t'lbioe ;  spines  black;  tarsi  piceous,  the  1st  joint 
paler. 

Abdomen  beneath  convex,  strongl}^,  distantly  brown-punctured, 
rufo-luteous,  centre  paler,  faintly  bordered  with  rufous ;  on  each 
side  of  the  centre,  but  distant  from  it,  a  broad,  irregularly  defined, 
black  band,  gradually  narrower  to,  and  ending  on  the  6th  segment ; 
within  the  limits  of  this  band  the  1st  and  2nd  segments  are  quite 
black  (the  posterior  margins  excepted) ;  on  the  middle  of  the  6th 
segment  a  large  subquadrangular,  black  spot,  which  does  not  reach 
to  the  end  of  the  longitudinal  band ;  or  the  under  side  is  piceous, 
with  central  and  lateral  luteous  lines  ;  Stigmata  black,  with  a  pearly- 
white  spot  and  a  brown  shade  attached  to  its  inner  side  ;  Conneccivum 
above  and  beneath  alternatel}-  broadly  brown  and  luteous. 

Length,  2^—3  lines. 

Not  common.     Sand-hills  at  Deal,  in  spring  and  aiituum. 


fil  SCUTATINA. 


Family  4.— EURYGASTRTDiE. 

Genus  1. — Eurygaster,  Lap. 
Broad,  oval,  convex. 

Head  deflected,  broad,  convex,  triangular,  rounded  in  front,  the 
central  lobe  of  the  face  not  elevated.  Antennce  slender,  gradually 
thicker  from  the  base  upwards,  inserted  near  the  eyes ;  1st  joint 
short ;  2nd  curved ;  2nd  and  4th  longer  than  the  1st ;  3rd  shorter ; 
5th  longest,  subfusiform.  Eijes ;  the  portion  which  is  above  the 
lateral  margin  of  the  head,  triangular,  convex.  Ocelli  very  small, 
distant.  Mostrum  reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of  coxa? ;  the  base  in  a 
channel,  narrow  in  front  and  very  wide  and  oval  behind,  where  also 
the  sides  are  produced ;  2nd  joint  tlie  longest. 

Thorax. — Pronofum  very  convex,  hexagonal,  wider  than  long, 
anteriorly  narrow,  posteriorly  very  wide ;  anterior  margin  rather 
longer  than  the  width  of  the  head,  concave  between  the  eyes  and 
nearly  straight  behind  them ;  lateral  margins  nearly  straight  or 
rounded,  delicately  reflexed;  hinder  and  posterior  angles  much 
rounded ;  posterior  margin  straight,  with  a  short  furrow  from  within 
the  hinder  angles.  Scutellum  convex,  with  the  base  more  raised,  as 
long  as  the  abdomen,  but  not  so  wide,  leaving  a  broad  portion  of  the 
elytra  and  abdomen  uncovered ;  sides  straight,  posteriorly  broadly 
rounded  ;  the  disk  in  the  centre  with  a  short  keel.  Elytra :  anterior 
margin  nearly  straight ;  Coriuni ;  the  uncovered  portion  coriaceous, 
widest  at  its  base,  gradually  narrower  till  it  meets  the  scutellum  at 
the  end  of  the  straight  part  of  its  margin ;  the  covered  portion  mem- 
branous ;  Memlrane  with  many  (15 — 20)  long  nerves.  Sternum  : — 
Prosternum  divided  in  the  centre  and  produced  on  each  side  of  the 
rostral  channel  into  a  thin  plate,  which  is  rounded  oft'  and  raised  at 
the  sides  and  in  front,  forming,  with  the  base  of  the  head,  a  channel 
in  which  the  antennae  lie  when  at  rest.  Legs  short,  strong ;  thighs 
flattened ;  tibiae  (espeoially  the  1st  pair)  angulated,  the  margins 
raised  and  set  with  very  short  spines  or  teeth ;  tarsi  hairy  beneath  ; 
the  2nd  joint  shortest. 

Abdomen  ovate,  rather  convex  beneath ;  the  segments  shorter  in 
the  centre  than  at  the  sides,  their  posterior  margins  vei'y  concave, 
and  that  of  the  last  spgjticnt  deeply  cut  out  for  the  reception  of  the 


EURYGASTRID.E.  65 

genital  segments,  wliich  fill  the  entire  space  so  formed.  Of  the 
Genital  segments  beneath ;  in  the  $  only  one  is  visible,  the  surface  is 
varied  with  slight  elevations,  the  posterior  margin  concave  in  the 
centre,  and  thence  sinuate  to  the  sides  :  in  the  $  3  segments  are 
seen,  the  first  2  forming  transverse,  narrow,  overlapping  plates,  of 
which  the  posterior  margin  in  the  centre  is  slightly  notched,  and 
thence  rounded  to  the  sides  ;  the  third,  on  the  joosterior  margin,  is 
in  the  centre  sharply  notched,  and  thence  continued  nearly  straight 
to  the  points  of  the  last  abdominal  segment.  Connesivum  hori- 
zontal, much  rounded  and  widened  posteriorly,  and  not  covered  by 
the  elytra  or  scutellum. 

/Species  1. — Eurygaster  maurus. 

CiMEX  MAUKUS,  Zw.  F.  S,  246,   913  (1761);    Scop.    Eat.  Carn.  120, 
352  (1763) ;  Lin.  S.  N.  1,  716,  5  (1767) ;  Rossi,  F.  E. 
ii,  227,    1290    (1790);    Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  87,  30  (1794); 
JFolf,  Ic.  Cim.  135,  t.  13,  fig.  129  r/,  d,  c,  d  (1801). 
Thyreocoris  Austriaca,  Schrank,  E.  B.  ii,  68,  1095  (1801). 
Tetyra  MAURA  ct  PicTA,  Fab.  S.  R.  136,  36  &  38  (1803). 

—        —      Fall.    Mod.   Cim.   41,   1   (1807);     Hem.   Suec.   12,   2 
(1829);   Burm.  Handb.  ii,  390,    3   (1835);  H.   Sc/if. 
Nom.   Ent.  i,  53  &  89  (1835);    Germ.  Zeits.  i,  73,  3 
(1839) ;  Ramb.  Faun.  And.  ii,  100,  5  (1842). 
ScuTELLERA  MAURA,  L.  Diif.  Rech.  Hem.  26  (1833). 
Bellocoris  pictus,  Ha/m,  Wanz.  ii,  45,  t.  45,  fi«f.  140  (1834). 
Odontotaksus  maurus  et  pictus,  Spin.  Hem.  363,  4  &  5  (1837). 
Eurygaster        —      Am.  et  Serv.  Hera.  53,  2   (1843);   Sahlh.  Geoc. 
Fen.  15,  1  (1848)  ;    Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,   85,  1 
(1860) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  1,  370,  3  (1861). 
—  MAURA,  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  iv,  10,  129  (1846). 

Varies  in  colour  from  fulvous  brown  without  markings  to  luteous 
with  stripes  and  shades  of  brown  ;  smooth,  slightly  shining. 

Head  deeply  punctured  above  and  beneath,  central  lobe  of  the 
face  as  long  as  the  side  lobes,  narrowed  in  front.  AntenncB  yel- 
lowish-red, 4th  joint  piceous  towards  the  tip,  5th  piceous  or  black, 
4th  and  5th  with  very  short  hairs.  Bostrum  luteous,  the  last  2 
joints  piceous  or  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  deeply  punctured  like  the  head;  sides  nearlv 

5 


G6  SCUTATINA. 

straight  to  tlie  hinder  angle ;  on  the  first  third  of  the  disk  an  indis- 
tinct transverse  siuuated  line ;  in  the  centre  a  faint  longitudinal 
line.  Scutellimi  at  the  base  crenate-punctate,  the  rest  with  finer 
punctures  tlian  the  pronotum ;  close  to  and  touching  the  pronotum 
are  two  distant,  small,  ovate,  whitish,  shining  nodules  ;  the  central 
keel  very  short  and  ill  defined.  Elytra :  the  uncovered  portion 
punctured  like  the  scutellum.  Sternum  : — Prosternum  black-punc- 
tured, especially  towards  the  sides ;  Meso-  and  Metasternum  finer 
and  more  sparsely  punctured.  Legs  luteous  or  reddish ;  thighs 
beneath  with  black  punctures  in  rows ;  tihice  with  a  row  of  connected 
black  punctures  on  the  inner  side  ;  tarsi  concolorous  with  the  tibias, 
claws  and  pulvilli  rather  darker. 

Abdomen  above  black,  smooth ;  beneath  luteo-ferrugineous,  deli- 
cately black  punctured;  Connexivum  horizontal,  the  upper  side 
deflected,  alternately  broadly  black  and  fulvous,  coarsely  punctured. 

Length,  4 — 5  lines. 

In  the  lighter-coloured  examples  the  head  and  pronotum  are  tra- 
versed longitudinally  by  dark-brown  stripes ;  of  these,  on  the  pro- 
notum,  one  on  each  side  of  the  pale  central  line  is  the  more  conspi- 
cuous :  the  scutellum  is  also  more  or  less  clouded  w^ith  brown, 
leaving  thi'ee  clear  subovate  patches ;  the  largest  of  these  reaches 
from  the  apex  nearly  half  the  length  upwards,  the  others  are  placed 
above  this,  but  more  towards  the  sides. 

Scopoli  ('  Ent.  Carn.',  p.  120),  remarks  that  in  all  the  varieties 
the  colouring  of  the  insect  beneath  is  always  the  same.  "  Subtus 
autem  in  omnibus  hisce  meis  varietatibus  color  unus  et  idem,  nempe 
ferrugineus,  punctis  fuscis  ubique  variegatus." 

According  to  Leon  Dufour  this  species  is  common  in  France  upon 
the  ears  of  wheat,  which  it  pierces  and  sucks  while  they  are  in  a 
green  state. 

Folkestone,  July  to  September. 

tSjK'cieS  2. EUKYG ASTER  HoTTENTOTTUS. 

CiMEX  HoTTENTOTTA,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  87,  31  (1794) ;  Fan::.  F.   G.  Ill,  7. 

TuYKEocoKis  cucuLLATA,  SclirJc.  F  B.  ii,  C8,  1091  (1801). 

Texyha  IIottentotta,  Fab.  S.  11.  13G,  37  (1803) ;  Fam.  Haiidb.  ii, 
390,  2  (1835);  II.  Schf.  Norn.  E.it.  1,  53 
(1835) ;  Gem.  Zcifs.  1,  73,  2  (1839) ;  llumb. 
Faun.  And.  ii,  101,  G  (1842). 


EURYGASTRID/E. 


67 


Tetyra  nigra,  Fab.  S.  R.  136,  39  (1S03). 
CiMEX  MAURus,  Wolff,  Ic.  Ciiii.  135,  t.  13,  fig.  129  h  (1804). 
EuKYGASTER  IIoTTEXTOTTUs,  Lap.  Hem.  69  (1832). 
Bellocoris  MAURUS,  Bahi,  Wanz.  ii,  44,  t.  45,  tig.  139  (1834). 
EuRYGASTER  HoTTENTOTTUS,  Am.  et   Serv.  Hem.  53,  1  (1843) ;    Fieb. 

Europ.  Hem.  369,  2  (1861). 
—  HoTTENTOTA,  KoleH.  Mel.  Ent.  iv,  12,  131  (1846). 

Very  broad  throughout,  slightly  shining.  Varies  in  colour  from 
brown-ochreous  to  black,  finely  punctured  all  over,  still  finer  on 
the  scuteJlum,  the  punctures  either  concolorous  or  black. 

Head  wide ;  Face ;  the  central  lobe  not  so  long  as  the  side  lobes, 
which  meet  in  front  and  enclose  it. 

Thorax.— Pronotum ;  the  sides  gently  rounded,  at  the  hinder 
angles  very  much  rounded  ;  on  the  1st  third  of  the  disk  a  delicate 
transverse  line  which  does  not  reach  the  sides,  before  this  line 
and  towards  its  ends  are  usually  two,  nearly  smooth,  angulated 
spaces :  in  some  specimens  these  latter  characters  are  not  present. 
Scutellum ;  the  raised  basal  portion  crenate-punctate ;  behind  this 
is  the  central  keel,  broad  and  dwarf,  but  distinct,  ending  at  about 
frds  of  the  length  of  the  scutellum,  the  disk  sloping  thence  roof  like 
(not  convex)  to  the  sides. 

Abdofnen. — Connexivum  rather  strongly  punctured. 

Length,  G  lines. 

Rare :  a  single  specimen,  captured  casually  by  Mr.  Ernest  Adams, 
is  of  the  brown-ochreous  type ;  the  antennie  yellow,  with  the  4th 
joint  piceous  towards  the  apex,  and  the  5th  joint  black,  except  the 
base,  which  is  narrowly  yellow ;  the  base  of  the  jy^'onohim  is  narrowly 
black,  the  colour  curving  upwards  at  the  junction  of  the  hinder  and 
posterior  margins,  widening  and  forming  two  broad,  out-curving 
bands,  which  suddenly  stop  before  they  reach  the  centre  of  the  disk  ; 
exterior  to  these,  within  each  hinder  angle,  is  a  distinct  black  spot ; 
there  is  a  similar  spot  on  the  base  of  the  Corium,  and  on  its  sides 
two  black  lines.     Connexivum  with  indistinct  dark  spots. 

This  species  is  at  once  distinguished  from  E.  maurus  by  its  greater 
size,  and  by  the  central  lobe  of  the  face  not  reaching  the  anterior 
margin. 


68  SCUTATINA. 

Family  b.~MLlWM. 
Genus  1. — ^UA,  Fab. 

Head  triangular,  elongated,  curved,  thick.  Antennce  slender,  flat- 
tened ;  tubercles  small,  appressed,  inserted  near,  but  anterior  to  each 
eye,  pointing  obliquely  inwards,  ^ycs  round,  small,  but  rather 
prominent.  Ocelli  very  small,  distant.  Rostrum  long,  slender,  2nd 
joint  the  longest,  3rd  and  4th  of  about  equal  length,  shorter  than  the 
first ;  rostral  channel  deep,  wide  in  front,  the  sides  much  produced. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  hexagonal,  convex,  hinder  sides  short,  much 
rounded.  Scutelliom  more  than  half  the  length  of  the  abdomen,  but 
not  nearly  so  wide,  sides  slightly  sinuate,  end  rounded.  Elytra : 
Corium  with  the  posterior  margin  rounded  ;  lleinhrane  with  7  long 
nerves.  Sternum  with  a  rostral  channel ;  Prosfernum  on  each  side 
■with  a  shallow  transverse  channel ;  the  anterior  margin  is  divided 
in  the  centre,  and  produced  into  2  thin  plates  over  the  base  of  the 
head,  forming  a  channel  for  the  antenna?  when  at  rest.  JLer/s  mode- 
rate ;  thighs  compressed ;  tihicB  outwardly  flattened,  the  margins 
reflexed;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  longer  and  stouter  than  the  3rd;  2nd  joint 
shortest. 

Abdomen  ovate,  convex  beneath ;  Connexivum  horizontal,  narrow, 
a  little  wider  on  the  6th  segment.  The  genital  segments  in  the  $  are 
not  visible  on  the  upper  side,  but  in  the  ?  they  project  beyond  the 
last  abdominal  segment,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  last  being  nearly 
straight. 

Sjiecies  1. — ./Eli a  acuminata. 

CiMEX  ACUMiNATUs,  Lin.  r.  S.  251,  939   (1761);    S.  N.  1,  723,  59 

(1767). 
MiAK  ACUMINATA,  Curt.  B.  E.  XV,  pi.  701  (1838). 

—  NEGLECTA,  Ball.  Cat.  Hem.  1,  223,  3  (1851). 

—  PALLIDA,  Kiist.  Stett.  Eut.  Zeit.  13,  394,  4  (1S52) ;    Flor,  Rhyn. 

Liv.  i,  121,  2  (1860) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  352,  5  (1861). 

Elliptic,  narrow  and  pointed  in  front,  flavous  or  ochreous,  with  a 
green  tinge,  thickly  and  finely  black-punctured,  and  down  the 
centre  of  the  insect  a  black  stripe,  gradually  widening  as  far  as 


^LIID.E.  69 

the  base  of  the  pronotum,  and  theu  couverging  to  a  poiut  at  the 
end  of  the  scutellum,  a  strong,  raised,  yellow  line  being  in  the 
centre  of  the  black  stripe. 

Head. — Face ;  central  lobe  yellow,  hindwardly  a  little  raised,  the 
apex  pointed,  depressed ;  side  lobes  convex,  much  longer  than  the 
central  lobe,  meeting  together  and  enclosing  it ;  apex  of  each  rounded, 
leaving  a  small  notch  between  them ;  sides  at  first  almost  parallel, 
then  perceptibly  constricted,  afterwards  widened  out  and  slightly 
sinuate,  the  margins  closely  black-punctured.  In  the  middle  of  the 
head  is  a  black,  punctured  stripe,  beginning  in  a  point  at  the  apex, 
gradually  widening  almost  as  far  as  the  base  of  the  central  lobe,  and 
theu  continued  with  straight  sides  to  the  base  of  the  head  ;  in  the 
middle  of  this  stripe,  dividing  it  into  two,  is  first  the  central  yellow 
lobe,  and  then  a  line  of  the  same  width  and  colour  continued  from 
its  base  to  the  base  of  the  head.  Antenme  red,  the  base  yellowish, 
apex  brown  ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  short,  subequal ;  3rd  nearly  twice  as 
long  as  the  2nd  ;  4th  and  5th  subequal,  each  a  little  longer  than  the 
3rd,  and  much  thicker.  JSi/es  black,  rounded.  Ocelli  red.  nos- 
trum reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of  coxa? ;  rostral  channel  at  first  wide, 
oval,  with  the  sides  thick,  then  constricted  and  shallow,  but  suddenly 
raised  into  thin  plates,  which  end  abruptly  at  the  base  of  the  head ; 
viewed  sideways  across  the  constricted  part,  a  portion  of  the  sides 
ajjpears  to  have  been  roundly  cut  out. 

Thorax. — Pronotum;  anteriorly  straight,  as  wide  as  the  head 
and  eyes ;  sides  long,  nearly  straight,  a  little  constricted  in  the 
middle ;  margins  incrassated,  yellowish,  posteriorly  obtusely  dentate ; 
hinder  sides  rounded,  deflected ;  posterior  margin  straight.  Down 
the  centre  of  the  disk,  in  continuation  of  the  stripe  on  the  head,  is  a 
broad,  black,  punctiu-ed  stripe,  gradually  wider  to  the  posterior 
margin,  and  hindwardly  fainter  in  coloui",  divided  down  the  centre 
by  a  smooth,  raised,  yellow  line,  and  bounded  on  the  sides  by  a 
slighter  yellow  line ;  within  the  lateral  margin  a  narrower,  black, 
punctured  stripe,  lying  posteriorly  in  a  groove,  on  the  outer  side  of 
which,  witliin  the  hinder  angles,  the  disk  is  much  raised ;  the  space 
between  the  central  and  lateral  black  stripes  is  of  the  luteous  ground 
colour,  with  concolorous  finer  punctures  and  indications  of  lines. 
Scutellum ;  at  the  basal  angles  a  very  short  black  line ;  in  the  centre  a 
broad  black-punctured  stripe,  gradually  decreasing  in  width  and 
colour  to  the  apex,  where  it  ends  in  a  point ;  in  tlie  centre  of  the 


70  SCUTATINA. 

stripe  is  a  smooth,  raised  yellow  line,  whicli  decreases  with  it  in 
width ;  and  on  each  side  is  the  indication  of  a  smooth  line ;  the  rest 
of  the  scutellum  is  of  the  luteous  ground  colour,  with  concolorous 
punctures  finer  than  those  in  the  stripe.  Elytra :  Corium  kiteous 
or  ochreous,  with  a  greenish  tinge,  the  anterior  margin  concolor- 
ously  punctured  as  far  inwards  as  the  first  nerve,  which  is  strong, 
smooth,  raised,  and  yellow ;  within  this  black-punctured,  finer  than 
on  the  pronotum ;  Membrane  transparent.  Wings  transparent,  the 
base  of  the  nervures  black.  Sternum  luteous,  finely  punctured  ; 
Prosternnm ;  the  plates  of  the  divided  segment  produced  anteriorly  ; 
reflexed  and  rounded  off  to  behind  the  eyes.  Legs  yellow;  thighs 
beneath,  delicately  brown-punctured,  with  two  contiguous  black 
dots  beyond  the  middle ;  tilice  with  very  fine  short  hairs,  the  first 
pair  finely  brown-punctured ;  tarsi  yellow,  the  margins  of  the  joints 
beneath  and  tlie  claws  brown. 

Abdomen  above,  black,  with  a  yellow  line  in  the  middle  of  the  6th 
segment ;  Connexivum  yellow.  Underside  luteous,  with  concolorous 
fine  punctures  and  4  series  of  very  fine  black  jjunctures,  fainter  on 
the  5th  and  6th  segments  ;  stigmata  black. 

Length,  Sv? — 4  lines. 

Local.  Darenth  Wood,  June ;  Weybridge,  amongst  grass, 
August. 


Genus  2. — J^lioides,  A.  DoJirn. 
Sub-elliptic,  narrowed  in  front. 

Head  deflected  and  curved,  especially  in  front,  broad,  subtrian- 
gular;  Face;  apex  rounded,  notched  in  the  centre;  sides  much 
rounded,  slightly  sinuate  ;  side  lobes  outwardly  raised,  inwardly 
depressed,  meeting  beyond  and  enclosing  the  central  lobe,  which  is 
narrow,  yet  well  defined,  but  at  its  fine  apex  depressed.  AntenncB;  each 
inserted  on  a  stout  tubercle  rising  near  but  anterior  to  each  eye,  and 
pointing  forward,  with  its  outer  side  produced  into  a  short,  blunt 
spine;  1st  joint  short;  2nd  and  3rd  slender,  3rd  as  long  as  the  first, 
2nd  -Jrd  longer ;  4th  and  5th  stout,  4th  as  long  as  the  2nd,  5th 
longest,  fusiform.  Eyes  small,  prominent,  inner  and  posterior  sides 
straight,  outwardly  rounded.  Ocelli  small,  distant.  JRostrum  reach- 
ing beyond  the  2nd  pair  of  coxa? ;  1st  joint  short,  2nd  very  long, 
3rd  short,  wide  and  flat,  4th  longer  tban  the  3rd  ;  the  base  lies  in  a 


^LIID^.  71 

short,  oval  channel,  the  sides  of  which  are  much  produced  and 
rounded. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  almost  hexagonal,  convex  ;  hindwardly,  espe- 
cially within  the  hinder  angles,  much  raised  ;  in  front  nearly  straight, 
wider  than  the  head,  anterior  angles  produced  into  a  small  tooth ; 
sides  widely  divergent,  lateral  margin  wide,  incrassated,  posteriorly 
ending  abruptly ;  hinder  and  posterior  angles  much  rounded ;  pos- 
terior margin,  opposite  the  scutellum,  straight.  Scutellum  frds  the 
length  of  the  abdomen,  subtriangular,  base  not  so  wide  as  the  abdo- 
men, sides  slightly  sinuate,  apex  broadly  rounded.  Elytra:  Gorium ; 
posterior  margin  rounded ;  Memhrane  with  5  nerves.  Sternum : 
Prosternum ;  rostral  channel  very  wide,  the  plate  on  each  side  much 
produced,  raised,  and  rounded  off" ;  transverse  channel  deep ;  Meso- 
sternum  ;  the  rostral  channel  wide  and  shallow.  Legs  short,  stout ; 
if  A /[^f/is  compressed;  tilicB  outwardly  flattened,  slightly  hairy;  tarsi 
strongly  hairy  beneath,  1st  joint  longer  and  stouter  than  the  3rd, 
2nd  shortest. 

Abdomen  semi-elliptic,  convex  beneath  ;  Connexiviiiii  moderate,  of 
equal  breadth  throughout,  horizontal. 

Species  1. — tElioides  inflexa. 

Cydnus  inplexus,  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  188,  t.  3  8,  fig.  182  (1811). 

CiMEX  PERLATUS,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  32,  18  (1829). 

Eysarcokis  iNFLExus,  Hdhi,  Wanz.  ii,  129,  t.  70,  fis^.  210  (lS3i). 

iELiA  INELEXA,  Rumb.   Faun,  And.    ii,    106,    2  (1842) ;    Am.  et  Serv. 

Hem.  134,  2  (1843) ;  Sahib.  Geoc.  Fen.  29,  39  (1848) ; 

Flor,  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  124,  3  (18G0). 
Pentatoxia  iNFLEXuM,'Zr.  Schf.  Nom.  Ent.  i,  55  &  92  (1835) ;  Wauz. 

vii,  93  (1844). 
SciocoRis  INFLEXUS,  Kolen.  Mel.  Eut.  iv,  31,  153  (lS46j. 
Pentatoma  inflexa,  Gorski,  Anal.  76,  42  (1852). 

—  lineolata,  Muls.  An.  Soc.  Lin.  84  (1852). 

^LioiDES  inflexa,  Dohm,  Stett.  Eut.  Zeit.  21,  101  (1860). 
PLATisoLEN  INFLEXUS,  Fleb.  Europ.  Hem.  334,  3  (1861). 

Luteous,  shining,  thickly  and  finely  black-punctured. 

Head  piceous  or  bronzed,  lighter  at  the  sides,  coarsely  punctured  ; 
on  the  Crown  a  yellow  line  mostly  extending  to  the  central  lobe  of 
the  face,  at  each  side  of  this  line  another  shorter  and  finer.  Anfemiai ; 


72  SCUTATINA. 

tubercle  yellow,  the  spine  piceous ;  the  first  3  joints  yellow,  the  4th 
and  5th  black.  IJi/es  piceous,  hindwardly  yellow.  Ocelli  reddish. 
Bostrum  luteous,  the  labrum  darker,  last  joint  piceous  ;  the  curved 
margin  of  the  rostral  channel  yellow.  Underside  of  the  head  rugosely 
black-punctured. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  in  tlie  centre  a  longitudinal,  fine,  yellow 
line  ;  from  this  on  the  anterior  3rd  a  many-sinuated,  faint,  transverse 
line  extends  to  the  lateral  margins  j  close  to  this  anteriorly  are  two 
longish,  narrow,  irregular  smooth  spaces.  Scufellum  with  a  fine  pale 
line  down  the  centre,  at  the  extremity  of  which  is  a  dark  spot,  the 
base  often  shaded  with  brown,  on  the  outer  margins  a  very  narrow 
black  spot,  joined  to  which  is  a  pale-yellow,  shining,  comma-shaped 
spot.  Elytra  :  Cormin  punctured  like  the  scutellum  and  pronotum  ; 
memhraiie  piceous  or  fuscous.  Sternum  pale  luteous,  sparsely  black- 
punctured,  more  thickly  at  the  sides  and  in  front ;  rostral  channel 
black,  Leys  :  coxce  and  thighs  pale  luteous,  the  latter  with  brown 
punctures  in  longitudinal  rows,  two  or  three  punctures  towards  the 
apex  larger  and  darker  than  the  rest ;  tihice  darker  towards  the  tip  ; 
tarsi  luteous,  3rd  joint  piceous. 

Length,  2\ — 3  lines. 

Local.     Dartford  Brent ;  Weybridge  ;  in  July  and  August. 

Family  6.— PODOPID^. 

Genus  1, — Podops,  Lap. 

Elliptic,    convex ;   pronotum    armed    at  the  anterior  angles ;   eyes 
prominent. 

Head  subquadrangular,  widest  behind  the  eyes  ;  Face  rounded  in 
front,  central  lobe  scarcely  so  long  as  the  side  lobes,  leaving  an  apical 
notch.  Antennts  short ;  the  tubercles  at  the  base  of  the  eyes,  the  outer 
side  produced  into  a  short,  obtuse,  curved  spine  ;  1st  joint  stout, 
2nd  slender^  shorter  ;  3rd  and  4th  stouter  than  the  2nd,  in  length 
subequal,  nearly  as  long  as  tlie  1st ;  5th  longest  and  stoutest,  fusi- 
form ;  Eyes  semi-oval,  very  prominent,  not  touching  the  pronotum. 
Ocelli  prominent,  distant.  Rostrum  reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of 
coxa?,  slender,  basal  joint  in  a  channel  the  sides  of  which  are  much 
produced. 

Thorax. — Pronottim  convex,  hexagonal,  anterior  margin  longer  than 
the  width  of  the  head,  a  little  concave,  with  a  stout  process  at  each 


PODOPIDiE.  73 

anterior  angle,  sides  straiglit,  margins  broadly  reflexed,  terminat- 
ing posteriorly  in  a  tooth  ;  hinder  angles  rounded  ;  hinder  sides  de- 
flected ;  posterior  margin  straight ;  disk  in  front,  raised  into  a  short, 
central,  longitudinal  keel,  on  each  side  of  which  is  a  furrow  ex- 
tending to  the  anterior  angle,  on  the  inner  side  of  the  process. 
SciiteUum  nearly  as  long  as  the  abdomen,  but  not  so  wide  ;  convex, 
subquadrangular,  rounded  behind,  sides  slightly  sinuate.  Elytra: 
Corncm ;  the  portion  uncovered  by  the  scutellum  alone  coriaceous, 
the  rest  membranous  ;  Memhrcme  with  5  long  nerves.  Sternum 
without  rostral  channel ;  Prosternum  on  each  side  with  a  transverse 
channel.  Legs  short,  stout ;  tihice  with  short  hairs,  1st  pair  angu- 
lated ;  tarsi  hairy  beneath,  2nd  joint  very  small. 

Abdomen  convex  above  and  beneath  ;  Connexivum  narrow,  the 
sides  posteriorly  not  covered  by  scutellum  or  elytra. 

Species  1. — Podops  inunctus. 

CiMEX  INUNCTUS,  Fcib.  E.   S.  iv,  90.  45  (1794);    Panz.  F.  G.  36,  24; 

Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  5,  t.  1,  fig.  5  (ISOO). 
Tetyra  inuncta  et  Tangiea,  Fab.  S.  R.  139,  53  &  138,  49  (1803). 

—      Tangira,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  16,  7  (1829). 
PoDOPS  iKUNCTUs,  Lajp.  Hem.  72    (1832) ;     Bum.   Handb.    ii,  387,  2 
(1835) ;  Spin.  Hem.  372,  1  (1837) ;    Germ.  Zeits.  i, 
63,1   (1839);    Am.  et  Serv.  H^m.  57,  1   (1843); 
Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  78  (1860) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem. 
350  (1861). 
Tetyra  inuncta,  H.  Sch.  Nom.  Eut.  i,  53  &  89  (1S35). 
PoDOPS  Tangirus,  Oerm.  Zeits.  i,  66,  6  (1839). 
?      —      sicuLUS,  Costa.  Anu.  See.  Eut.  ^r.  x,  301,    12,  pi.  6,  fig.   8 
(1841). 

Dull,  dark  luteous,  thickly  black-punctate,  smooth. 

Head  black,  rvigosely  punctured,  central  lobe  elevated  into  a  keel, 
margin  of  side  lobes  rounded  and  reflexed.  Underside  black,  rugosely 
punctured.  Antenna  black,  subpilose  ;  1st  joint  piceous,  the  base 
and  tip  of  all  the  joints  (except  the  tip  of  the  5th)  narrowly  luteous. 
.E'yes  and  oe(^?/^  black.     Bostrum  luieoM^  \  terminal  joint  black. 

TJiorax. — Pronotum  dark  luteous,  thickly  and  deeply  black-punc- 
tured, the  punctures  in  irregular,  transverse,  sinuous  rows  ;  the 
process  at  the  anterior  angles  securiform  ;  posterior  to  the  frontal 
furrow,  a  transverse,  slightly  raised,  sinuous  line  ;  before  this  line,  by 


74  SCUTATTNA. 

the  proximity  of  the  punctures,  the  disk  is  black.  Scutellum 
dark  luteous,  black -punctured  ;  the  punctures,  except  at  the  base, 
finer  than  on  the  pronotum,  base  raised  in  a  triangular  form,  the 
apex  of  which  is  extended  down  the  centre ;  close  to  the  pronotum 
3  equidistant  white,  shining,  nodules  ;  one  central,  the  others  close 
to  tlie  basal  angles,  which  are  black  and  depressed.  Elytra :  the 
uncovered  poi-tion  of  the  Gorium  dark  luteous,  black-punctured  like 
the  scutellum.  Sternum  black,  rugosely  punctured.  J^egs  and  coxce 
pale  luteous  ;  tliighs  beneath  with  2  large  band-like  brown  spots, 
one  being  beyond  the  middle,  the  other  at  the  tip  ;  tihice ;  1st  pair  on 
the  inside  with  a  black  line  the  whole  length  ;  2nd  pair  on  the  inside 
with  a  black  spot  at  the  base  and  a  brown  shade  at  the  tip  ;  tar^si 
light  brown,  third  joint  black. 

Abdomen  above  black ;  beneath  ferruginous,  lightly  black-punc- 
tured ;  Connexivum  luteous,  black-punctured. 

Length,  2f — 3  lines. 

Not  uncommon  in  sandy  places  among  the  roots  of  grass  in  spring 
and  autumn. 

Near  London;  Folkestone;  Deal;  Holm  Bush,  Sussex  (TFoI- 
laston) . 

Family  7.— PENTATOMID^. 
Goius  1. — Eysarcoris,  Ilakn. 

Short,  stout,  broad-oval,  pointed  in  front,  convex. 

Head  much  deflected,  quadrangular,  thick  ;  Croicn  slightly  convex  ; 
Face;  central  lobe  broad,  reaching  the  anterior  margin,  which  is 
widely  notched ;  side  lobes  a  trifle  longer  than  the  central  lobe,  at 
the  apex  rounded.  Antcnnce :  tubercles  short,  stout,  inserted  ob- 
liquely anterior  to  the  eyes,  the  apex  outwardly  produced  into  a 
short,  blunt  spine ;  2nd  and  4th  joints  in  length  subequal,  longer 
than  the  3rd  ;  5th  longest  and  broadest,  fusiform.  Eyes  moderate 
prominent,  3-sided,  outwardly  rounded.  Ocelli  distant.  Hostrum 
rising  at  the  anterior  margin  of  the  head,  reaching  to  the  2nd  seg- 
ment of  the  abdomen,  2nd  joint  longest,  1st  and  3rd  joints  widened  ; 
rostral  channel  short,  sides  produced  and  rounded  before  and  behind. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  convex,  short,  hexagonal,  posteriorly  very 
broad,  the  side  and  hinder  margins  converging  into  a  more  or  less 


PENTATOMIDiE.  75 

obtuse  and  projecting  point,  of  which  the  sides  are  much  rounded ; 
front  a  little  wider  than  the  head,  concave,  anterior  angles  cut  oflf 
straight ;  sides  more  or  less  sinuate ;  posterior  angles  rounded,  pos- 
terior margin,  as  far  as  the  base  of  the  scutellum,  straight ;  the  disk 
hindwardly  at  the  broadest  part  much  raised,  before  and  behind  this 
much  deflected.  Scutellum  convex,  more  than  half  as  long  as  the 
abdomen,  but  not  so  broad,  sides  much  sinuate,  apex  broadly  rounded. 
EJijtva  :  Corium  ;  anterior  margin  sinuate  ;  posterior  margin  rounded  ; 
Memlrane  with  5  long  nerves.  Sternum  without  transverse  channels  ; 
rostral  channel  very  slight.  Letjs  moderate  ;  tihi(S  finely  haired ; 
tarsi ;  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  3rd,  2nd  short. 

Ahdomen  short,  semi-elliptic,  very  convex  beneath. 

Sjjec'ies  1. — EysARCoRis  melanocephalus. 

CiMEX  MELANOCEPHALUS,  Fab.  E.  S.  12,  176  (1794);   Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  fig. 

134  (1811);  Panz.Y.  G.  26,  24. 
CYD^-TJs  —  Fab.  S.  R.  187,  14  (1803). 

Eysarcoius      —  Zra/;«,  Wauz.  ii,  66,  t.  70,  fig.  211  (1834). 

EusARCOKis     —  i?'/?/^.  Euiop.  Hem.  332,  1  (1861). 

Shining,  whitish  clouded  with  brown,  punctured  ;  pronotxim  in  front 
with  two  large,  subquadrate,  coppery-black  patches,  and  a  large 
triangular  patch  of  the  same  colour  at  the  base  of  the  scu- 
tellum. 

Head  coppery -black,  rugosely  punctate.  Antennce :  1st  and  2nd 
joints  luteous ;  3rd  more  or  less  piceous ;  4th  and  5th  black,  the 
base  narrowly  luteous.  Eyes  brown.  Ocelli  small,  red.  Bostrum 
luteous  ;  lahrum  and  3rd  and  -kth.  joints  brown. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  ;  sides  nearly  straight,  at  the  broadest  part 
of  the  disk  a  little  produced,  hinder  angles  much  rounded ;  lateral 
margins  yellowish,  delicately  bordered  with  black,  at  the  anterior 
angles  a  very  minute  tooth ;  disk  across  the  centre  whitish,  in  front 
a  large  subquadrate  patch  at  each  side,  separated  by  a  small  trian- 
gular space  of  the  ground  colour ;  hinder  portion  shaded  with  brown. 
Scutellum  whitish,  shaded  with  brown,  base  with  a  large,  trian- 
gular, coppery-black  patch.  Eli/tra :  Corium  whitish  shaded  with 
brown ;  Memhraiie  brown.  Sternum  strongly  punctured,  coppery- 
black,  with  a  white  patch  on  each  side  of  the  centre.  Lef/s  pale 
yellow  ;  thii/hs  with  a  few,  scattered  brown  punctures,  two  large 


76  SCUTATINA. 

coppery-black  spots  beyond  the  middle  and  towards  the  under  side, 
and  two  small  spots  at  the  apes,  one  above,  the  other  beneath  5  tihice, 
at  their  insertion,  with  two  black  dots  above  and  one  beneath; 
tarsi  luteous  ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  at  the  tip,  and  the  3rd  wholly, 
piceous. 

Abdomen  convex,  above  black,  beneath  coppery-black,  punctured 
finer  than  the  sternum ;  Connexivum  moderate,  of  equal  breadth 
throughout ;  above  and  beneath  black,  with  marginal,  triangular  yel- 
low spots. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Darenth  "Wood,  Kent,  by  sweeping,  in  June. 

Sjjecies  2. — Eysarcouis  ^neus. 

CiMEX  ^NEUS,  Scop.  Ent.  Cam.  122,  358  (1763). 

—  EUCATUs,  Rossi,  E.  E.  13,  11  (1790). 

—  PERLATTJS,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  125,  177  (1794) ;  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  08,  t.  7, 

fio-.  65    (1801)  ;    Fall.    Mou.   Cim.   50.   IS   (1807)  ; 

Hem.  Suec.  32,  18  (1829). 
Cydnus        —      Fab.  S.  E.  187,  15  (1803). 
Eysakcoris  perlatus,  Hahii,  Wanz.  ii,  67,  t.  51,  fig.  155  (1834). 
Pentatoma  perlatum,  //.  Schf.  Wanz.  vii,  93  (1844). 
Eysarcoris  ^neum,  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  iv,  32, 156  (1840). 
EusARCORis  ^NEUS.  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  332,  2  (1861). 

Shining,  whitish  shaded  with  dusky  or  brown,  punctured ;  pt'onotum 
in  front,  with  two  large  subquadrate  coppery -black  patches ; 
.     scutellum,  with  a  large  white  nodule  at  each  basal  angle. 

Sead  coppery-black,  rngosely  punctured ;  Crown  with  a  central 
whitish  line.  Antennce  :  first  3  joints  luteous,  with  a  brown  line 
beneath  ;  ■ith  black,  the  base  luteous ;  5th  black.  Eyes  brown. 
Ocelli  small,  brown.  Sostrum  luteous;  lahrum  and  3rd  and  4tli 
joints  brown. 

Thorax. — Fronotum ;  sides  sinuate,  especially  towards  the  poste- 
rior angles,  which  are  much  produced,  forming  an  obtuse  point 
projecting  beyond  the  base  of  the  elytra  ;  lateral  margins  whitish,  in 
front  a  little  widened,  anterior  angles  sharp,  but  not  toothed ;  disk 
in  front  with  two  large,  subquadrate,  coppery-black  patches,  of 
which  the  inner  angle  is  bordered  by  a  strong  white  line,  the  tri- 
angular space  between  the  patches  and  the  centre  of  the  disk 
whitish,  posterior  and  lateral  portions  of  the  disk  dusky.     Scutellum 


PENTATOMID.E.  11 

-whitish,  shaded  with  dusky;  iu  the  centre  an  interrupted,  faint 
whitish  line ;  at  each  basal  angle  a  large,  ovate,  oblique,  shining 
white  nodule,  Elytra :  Corium  whitish,  shaded  with  brown ;  Metn- 
Irane  brownish.  Sternum  strongly  punctured,  luteous,  the  sides 
more  or  less  black.  Legs  pale  yellow ;  thiglis  with  black-brown 
punctures  in  rows,  and  beyond  the  middle  with  a  large  sub-annular 
black  spot ;  tihicB  more  or  less  black-punctured  in  rows,  and  two 
larger  spots  on  the  outer  side  near  the  base ;  tarsi  piceous,  the  base 
of  each  joint  paler. 

Abdomen  above  black,  beneath  finely  punctured,  coppery-black, 
laterally  with  a  regular,  broad  yellowish  band,  and  more  centrally  on 
the  posterior  segments  with  an  irregular  broad  yellowish  band; 
stigmata  black ;  Connexivum  above,  externally  yellow,  with  narrow 
black  interruptions ;  internally  black  ;  beneath  yellow  with  narrow 
black  intervals. 

Length,  2\ — 3  lines. 

Scarce.     New  Forest  {Bev.  T.  A.  MarshaU). 

Genus  2. — Pentatoma,  Latr. 
Oval,  sub  triangular  iu  front. 

Head  elongate;  Face  widened  before  the  eyes,  then  gradually 
narrower  and  rounded  to  the  apex;  side  lobes  wide,  central  lobe 
narrow.  Antennce  moderate  or  slender.  Eyes  moderate.  Ocelli 
small.  Bostrum  4-jointed,  slender,  reaching  at  least  to  the  2nd  pair 
of  coxse,  2nd  joint  longest ;  rostral  channel  shallow,  sides  a  little 
produced  in  front. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  very  broad,  subconvex,  hexangular,  hinder 
angles  rounded,  or  sometimes  much  produced.  Scutellum  at  least 
I  the  length  of  the  abdomen,  subtriangular,  base  convex,  sides 
sinuate,  being  constricted  beyond  the  middle.  Elytra  generally 
not  covering  the  connexivum  ;  Corium,  outer  margin  rounded,  pos- 
terior margin  straight  or  rounded;  Memlrane  with  7 — 9  nerves. 
Sternum :  Prosternum ;  on  each  side  a  transverse  channel ;  Meso- 
sternum  with  a  slight  keel.  Leys  moderate ;  tihice  outwardly  with 
the  margins  reflexed,  forming  a  long  channel;  tarsi;  1st  and  3rd 
joints  in  length  subequal,  or  the  1st  longest,  2ud  short. 

Abdomen,  above  subconvex,  beneath  convex ;  Connexivum  generally 
recurved. 


78  SCUTATINA. 


Species  1. — Pentatoma  nigricorne. 

CiMEx  NiGRicoKNis,  Fub.  E.  S.  iv.  9-i,  59  (1794) ;  S.  R.  157,  8  (1803) ; 
JFolff,  Ic.  Cim.  138,  t.  14,  fig.  132  (1804) ;  Fall. 
Mou.  Cim.  47,'9  (1807) ;  Hem.  Suec.  27,  9  (1829); 
Burm.  Handb.  ii,  369,  15  (1835) ;  Ramb.  F.  And. 
ii,  124,  11  (1842). 
—  Eryngii,  Germ.  Reis.  Dalm.  283,  479 ;  F.  Ins.  Eur.  2,  21  (1813). 
Pentatoma  nigkicoknis  et  Eryngii,  Halm,  Wanz.  ii,  58  &  59,  t.  48, 

fig.  147  &  148  (1834). 

—  NIGRICORNE  et  VARiUM,   //.   Schf.  Nom.  Eut.   i,  5G   &  93 

(1835). 

—  —  //.  Schf.  Wanz.  vii,  95   (1844) ;  Flor,   Rhyn. 

Liv.  i,  138,6  (]860). 
Carpocoris  nigricornis  et  Eryngii,  Kolen.  Mel.  Eut,  iv,  46,  170,  &  47, 

171  (1846). 
MoRMiDEA  —  SaJilh.  Geoc.  Fen.  30,   1  (1848) ;  Fieb.  Europ. 

Hem.  335,  3  (1861). 
Pentatoma  melanocera.  Huh.  An.  Soc.  Liu.  90  (1852). 

Very  variable  in  colour  and  size.  Greenish,  ochreous-brown, 
brown-red,  or  red  with  more  or  less  black  streaks  or  spots. 
Finely  punctured.  Antennce  black,  1st  joint  reddish.  Hinder 
angles  of  the  'pronotum  produced  into  a  prominent,  broad,  ob- 
tuse, up-curving  point,  of  which  the  apex  is  broadly  black. 
Membrane  smoke-brown.     Legs  yellowish  or  reddish. 

Ochreous  brown.  Head  deflected,  long,  very  slightly  convex ; 
Crown  on  each  side  with  two  fine,  black  lines  ;  Face  ;  outer  margins 
of  the  side  lobes  nearly  straight,  black,  at  the  tip  rounded,  inner 
margin  straight ;  central  lobe  as  long  as  the  side  lobes.  Antenna 
rather  short ;  tubercles  yellowish,  at  the  apex  outwardly  a  fine  short 
spine;  1st  joint  not  reaching  the  end  of  the  head;  2nd  ;^rd  longer 
than  the  1st;  3rd  subequal ;  4th  and  5th  subequal,  longer  than  the 
2nd.  JEyes  brown.  Ocelli  distant.  Bostntm  luteous,  witii  a  central 
dark  line,  tip  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  in  front  deflected  at  the  same  angle  as  the 
head  ;  anterior  margin  in  the  centre  straight,  anterior  angles  much 
produced,  cut  off  obliquely  behind  the  eyes,  outwardly  acute ;  sides 


PENTATOMIDiE.  79 

widely  divergent,  sinuate,  yellow,  margins  reflexed  ;  hinder  angles 
very  prominent,  forming  a  broad,  angular,  obtuse,  up-curving  black 
point ;  hinder  sides  narrowly  yellow,  gently  rounded  into  the  straight 
posterior  margin.  On  the  1st  third  of  the  disk  are  two  irregular, 
transverse,  smooth  spaces,  with  a  few  black  punctures  in  their  centre  ; 
from  the  anterior  angles,  within  the  yellow  sides,  is  a  broad,  black- 
punctured  streak ;  black  punctures  are  also,  but  less  thickly,  spread 
within  the  yellow  sides  to  and  within  the  black  hinder  angles  ;  on  the 
central  portion  of  the  disk  the  punctures  are  not  black.  ScuieUum 
crenate-punctate,  the  punctures  black,  and  stronger  than  those  on 
the  pronotum  ;  apex  paler  than  the  base.  Elytra  :  Corium  paler  and 
finer  black-punctured  than  the  pronotum  ;  anterior  and  posterior 
margins  a  little  rounded;  Membrane  with  7  nerves,  smoke-brown, 
with  a  dark  cloud  at  the  inner  basal  angle  and  within  the  anterior 
margin.  Sternum  yellowish,  finely  punctured.  Legs :  thighs  pale 
yellowish  ;  beneath  very  finely  haired,  delicately  black-punctured,  and 
with  a  fine,  longitudinal,  central  black  line,  and  a  black  spot  at  the 
apex;  tihice  i^iuk J ;  tarsi  pinky;  1st  joint  longer  and  stouter  than 
the  3rd ;  3rd  black  at  the  sides. 

Abdomen,  above  black  ;  Connexiviim  black  and  red  alternately. 
Underside  finely  punctured,  yellowish -brown,  sides  paler. 

Length,  5^ — 6  lines. 

Eare.  Two  specimens  taken  casually  by  Mr.  J.  J.  Eeading,  in 
Devonshire,  and  one  in  the  same  county  by  Mr.  Saunders. 

Flor  ('  Rhyn.  Liv.,'  p.  142)  gives  Fentatoma  fuscispinum,  Bohem., 
as  a  closely  allied  but  distinct  species,  and  remarks  that  "it  is  easy 
to  be  distinguished  by  the  difference  in  the  form  of  the  pronotum. 
"With  us  as  yet  I  have  found  no  transition  from  one  to  the  other." 
Tet,  after  pointing  out  the  differences,  he  concludes  his  remarks  by 
saying,  that  "  the  intermediate  forms  (Uebergangsformen)  are  to  be 
considered  as  bastards,  and  not  varieties."  Fieber,  however,  in  his 
remarks  on  Flor's  work  in  the  '  Wiener  Entomol.  Monatsschrift,' 
18G3,  says  without  any  doubt  that  P.  fiiscispinum  is  synonymous 
with  P.  nigricorne. 

Cimex  lunula,  Fab.,  and  Carpocoris  bilunulata,  Kolen.,  are  quoted 
by  authors  as  synonymous  of  Cimex  varius.  Fab.,  but  they  are  all 
probably,  varieties  of  P.  nigricorne,  Fab. 


80  SCUTATINA. 

Species  2. — Pentatoma  Baccarum. 

CiMEX  Baccakum,  Lin.  F.  S.  928  (1701)  ;  S.  N.  1,  721,  45  (17G7). 

—  Verbasci,  De  G.  Mem.  iii,  257,  4,  pi.  14,  fig.  5  (1773). 

—  Baccarum,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  117,  144  (1794) ;  S.  E.  172,  92  (1803) ; 

Fanz.  F.  G.  33,  20;  IFolff,  Ic.  Cim.  60,  t.  6,  fig.  57 
(1801);    Fall.  Mou.   Cim.  48,  13    (1807);    Hem. 
Suec.  29, 13  (1826) ;  Zett.  Faun.  Ins.  Lap.  i,  464, 
5  (1828) ;  Ins.  Lap.  260,  6   (1840) ;  Bum.  Handb. 
ii,  369,  13  (1835) ;  Ramb.  F.  And.  124,  10  (1842). 
Pentatoma  Baccaktjm,  Le  F.  et  Sen.  Enc.  x,  57,  20  (1825)  ;    Hahn, 
Wanz.  ii,  63,  t.   50,  fig.  152   (1834) ;   SaJilb. 
,  Geoc.  Fen.  26,  1  (1848) ;  Flor,  Rbyn.  Liv.  i, 
137,  5  (1860). 
Carpocoris        —        Kolen.  Mel.  Eut.  iv,  53,  181  (1846). 
MoRMiDEA         —         Fieh.  Europ.  Hem.  335,  1  (1861). 

Distinctly  hairy.  Luteous,  ocbreous,  or  with  a  purple  tinge, 
deeply  black-punctured.  Apex  of  scutellum  broadly  yellow. 
AntenncB  and  connexivum  alternately  black  and  yellow.  Le^s 
luteous,  finely  black-punctured.  Underside  luteous  or  rufo- 
luteous,  with  black  punctures  in  longitudinal  series. 

Head  rugose,  black-punctured:  Face;  sides  straight,  apical 
margin  reflexed,  central  lobe  raised,  well  defined,  not  so  long  as  the 
side  lobes,  leaving  an  apical  notch.  Autennce  :  tubercle  at  the  top 
produced  outwardly  into  a  distinct  blunt  spine  ;  1st  and  3rd  joints 
in  length  subequal,  each  not  half  the  length  of  the  2nd ;  4th  as  long 
as  the  2nd  ;  5th  not  so  long  as  the  4th.  The  tubercle  and  1st  joint 
yellow  ;  2nd  black,  the  base  broadly  yellow,  except  a  fine  black  line 
continued  down  the  inner  side  ;  3rd  and  4th  black,  base  and  apex 
yellow ;  5tli  black,  the  base  alone  yellow.  F^es  brown.  Ocelli 
brown. 

Thorax.—  Pronotum  subconvex  ;  anterior  margin  concave,  anterior 
angles  produced,  cut  off"  obliquely  behind  the  eyes,  outwardly  not 
acute ;  sides  widely  divergent,  margins  broadly  reflexed ;  hinder 
angles  rounded,  not  produced ;  hinder  sides  short,  straight,  deflected  ; 
posterior  margin  slightly  concave  ;  disk  with  round,  deep  punctures, 
and  a  lateral  fovea ;  in  front  flattened,  deflected ;  sides  rugose,  some- 
times black  ;  posteriorly  convex,  and  raised  within  the  hinder  angles. 


PENTATOMIDiE.  81 

Scutellum ;  apex  narrow,  rounded,  broadly  yellowish,  the  punctures 
in  the  centre  of  the  base  distant.  Eh/tra  :  Gorium ;  anterior  and 
posterior  margins  slightly  rounded ;  disk  finer  punctured  than  the 
pronotum ;  across  the  base  a  black  patch  ;  Membrane  brownish, 
transparent,  with  8  nerves  shaded  on  each  side  with  a  darker  tint ; 
at  the  inner  basal  angle  a  black  spot,  and  a  larger,  distinct  one 
beyond.  Wings  diaphanous,  with  a  greenish  shade ;  from  the  an- 
terior margin,  opposite  the  spot  on  the  membrane,  a  crescent- 
formed,  dark  cloud  extends  across  to  the  fold.  Legs  ochreous,  finely 
black-punctured,  and  with  long  hairs  ;  on  the  tJ/ighs  beneath,  beyond 
the  middle,  one  or  two  black  spots  larger  than  the  rest,  and  a  black 
spot  within  the  apex  ;  tibice  beneath,  with  a  black  spot  at  the  base, 
the  inner  side  of  the  apex  also  black  ;  tarsi  hairy,  1st  joint  except 
the  base,  and  the  3rd  joint,  black ;  2nd  and  base  of  the  1st,  yellow. 

Abdomen  above  subconvex,  black  ;  Gonnexivicm  black,  with  a  large 
subquadrate,  yellow  spot  in  the  middle  of  each  segment.  Underside 
rufo-luteous,  with  4  longitudinal  series  of  black  punctures,  more  or 
less  distinct. 

Length,  4i — 5^  lines. 

Common  in  autumn. 


Species  3. — Pentatoma  Juniperinum. 

CiMEx  JuNiPERiNus,  Lin.  F.  S.  2i9,  930  (1761) ;    S.  X.    1,  722,  48 
(1767) ;    De  G.  Mem.  iii,  231  &  253,  i,  pi.   13, 
fig.  1,  2  (1773) ;  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  109, 113  (1794) ; 
S.  11.  167,  60   (1S03);    Pam.  E.   G.  33,  14; 
Wolf,  lo.Cim.   51,  t.  6,  fig.  51  (ISOl) ;  Fall. 
Mon.  Citn.  47,  12   (1807) ;  Hem.    Suec.  28,  11 
(1829) ;    Zeii.  P.  Ins.  Lap.  i,  465,  7  (1828)  ; 
Ins.  Lap.  260,  7  (1840). 
Pentatoma  Juniperina,  Ha/iu,  Wanz.  ii,  61,  t.  49,  fig.  150  (1834) ;  Am. 
el  Serv.  Hem.  132,   5  (1843);  Sahib.  Geoc. 
Pen.  26,  3  (1848). 
—  Juniperinum,  H.  Sch.  Nom.  Ent.  i,  56,  92  (1835) ;    Flor, 

Ilhyn.  Liv.  i,  132,  2  (1860). 
Carpocoris  Juniperina,  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  iv,  50,  175  (1846). 
Pentatoma  Juniperi,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  336,  3  (1861). 

Deep  green  above  and  beneath,  slightly  shining,  very  finely  punc- 
tured ;  sides  of  the  pronotum,  base  of  the  anterior  margin  of  the 

6 


82  SCUTATINA. 

elytra,  apex  of  tlie  scutellum,  and  the  outer  side  of  the  con- 
nexivii/m,  yellow ;  antennce  and  legs  black. 

Head  subconvex  ;  Face  in  fx'ont  with  a  small  notch ;  central  lobe 
nearly  as  long  as  the  side  lobes.  Antennce  :  tubercle  short,  outwardly 
produced  into  a  short,  blunt  spine  ;  1st  joint  short ;  2nd  three  times 
as  long  as  the  1st ;  3rd  f  rds  the  length  of  the  2nd ;  4th  and  5th 
in  length  subequal,  nearly  as  long  as  the  2nd.  Bostncm  reaching 
beyond  the  3rd  pair  of  coxae,  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  anterior  margin  straight  in  the  centre,  an- 
terior angles  produced,  cut  off  obliquely  behind  the  eyes,  exteriorly 
acute ;  sides  widely  divergent,  a  little  rounded ;  margins  reflexed, 
yellow  ;  hinder  angles  obtuse,  not  produced  ;  hinder  sides  deflected, 
nearly  straight ;  posterior  margin  straight ;  disk  in  front  flattened 
and  deflected,  with  two  smooth,  irregular,  transverse  spaces  on  the 
first  third ;  posteriorly  convex  and  raised  within  the  hinder  angles 
almost  into  a  nodule.  Scutellum  on  a  level  with  the  pronotum  ; 
base  with  a  subtriangular,  black,  slightly  raised  patch  across  the 
entire  breadth  ;  disk  subcrenate-punctate,  apex  distinctly  greenish - 
yellow.  Elytra :  Clavus  and  outer  side  of  the  Coriiim  coarser  punc- 
tured than  the  disk,  base  of  the  anterior  margin  of  the  latter  yellow  ; 
Ilemhrane  dusky,  transparent,  with  8  nerves.  Sternum  finely  punc- 
tured. Legs  black,  or  greenish-black,  with  very  short  hairs ;  hinder 
tihice  slightly  curved. 

Ahdomen,  above  black  ;  Connexivum  yellow,  inwardly  black.  Under- 
side finely  punctured. 

Length,  5 — 5^  lines. 

On  juniper  bushes.     Eare. 

Sanderstead  Downs  {A.  Hayward)  ;  Mickleham  Downs  (T.  Ingall). 


Species  4. — Pentatoma  vernale. 

CiMEX  VERNALIS,  WoIff,  Ic.  Cim.  141,  135,  t.  14,  fig.  135  (ISOO) ;  Panz. 
F.  G.  113,  G  ;  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  30, 14  (1S29) ;  Ficb. 
Europ.  Hem.  38'J,  1  (1861). 
Pentatoma  veenale.  Halm,  Wanz.  ii,  64,  t.  50,  fig.  153  (1834) ;  H.Schf. 
Nom.  Eiit.  i,  56  (1835) ;  Sahib.  Geoc.  Fen.  26, 
2  (1848) ;  Flor,  llliyn.  Liv.  i,  135,  4  (1860). 
Carpocoris      —        Koleii.  Mel.  Ent.  iv,  52,  179  (1845). 


PENTATOMID.E.  83 

Luteous-brown,  thickly  and  finely  black-punctured  ;  antennce  pinky- 
red;  4tli  joint  witb  a  broad  black  ring;  5th  except  the  base,  black ; 
ahdomen  above  black ;  underside  pale  luteous,  with  dark,  longi- 
tudinal punctured  streaks;  lerjs  luteous,  finely  black-punctured. 

TIead  flat ;  Face  in  front  without  a  notch,  rounded  ;  central  lobe 
short,  in  front  depressed,  enclosed  by  the  side  lobes.  Antennce : 
tubercle  very  short,  apex  rounded  ;  1st  joint  more  than  half  the  length 
of  the  2nd ;  2nd  and  3rd  in  length  subequal ;  4th  and  5th  subequal, 
each  longer  and  stouter  than  the  3rd.  ^yes  rather  small,  prominent, 
concolorous  with  the  head.  Ocelli  distant.  Bostrmn  reaching  to 
the  3rd  pair  of  coxjb,  luteous. 

Thorax. — PronoUmi  in  front  deflected ;  anterior  margin  slightly 
concave,  cut  off  obliquely  behind  the  eyes ;  sides  widely  diverging, 
slightly  sinuate,  margins  yellow,  reflexed  ;  hinder  angles  prominent, 
broadly  rounded ;  hinder  sides  rounded  into  the  straight  posterior 
margin.  Sciitellum  punctured  like  the  pronotum ;  apex  luteous, 
narrowly  rounded.  Elytra  :  Corium  punctured  finer  than  the  pro- 
notum and  scutellum ;  anterior  and  posterior  margins  a  little 
rounded ;  membrane  with  7  nerves,  luteous,  or  luteous-brown,  with 
a  dark  cloud  at  the  inner  basal  angle.  (S'^^'rww/M  luteous,  finely  black- 
punctured.  Leffs  luteous  or  reddish,  very  finely  black-punctured ; 
tarsi  concolorous. 

Ahdomen,  above  black ;  Connexivum  black  with  yellow  intervals. 
Underside  pale  luteous,  with  longitudinal  wavy  bands  or  streaks  of 
black  punctures  ;  stigmata  black. 

Length,  3| — 4^-  lines. 

Eare.  One  specimen  taken  casually,  locality  unknown  ;  and  one 
specimen  in  the  collection  of  Mr.  Gr.  H.  Crotch. 

Species  5. — Pentatoma  dissimile. 

CiMEX  PRAsixus,  De  G.  Mem.  iii,  266,  9  (1773) ;   IFoIff,  Ic.  Cim.  52,  i. 
6,  fig.  49   (1801);  Fall  Mon.  Cim.  47,  11  (1S07) ; 
Hem.  Suec.  28,  10  (1829). 
—     DissiMiLis,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  109,  112  (1794)  ;  S.  R.  167,  59  (1803) ; 
Panz.  F.  G.  33,  13;   Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  53,  t.  6,  fig.  50 
(1801);  Bum.  Handb.  ii,  370,  17  (1835);   Fieb. 
Eiarop.  Hem.  339,  4  (1861). 
Pentatoma  Junipekina,  Le  P.  et  Serv.  Enc.  x,  57,  19  (1825). 

—  PKASiNUM,  Halm,  Wanz.  ii,  GO,  pi.  49,  fig.  119  (1834). 


84  SCUTATINA. 

Cakpocoris  pkasina  et  dissimilts,  Kulen.  Mel.  Ent.  iv,  43, 173,  &  49, 174 

(1846). 
Pentatoma  DissiiliLis,  Am.  et  Sen.  Hem.  131,  4  (1843). 

Deep   green,    strongly   black-punctured,  slightly   shining,  beneath 
luteous,  greenish  or  reddish,  legs  greenish,  tarsi  reddish-brown. 

Head  flat ;  Face  in  front  with  a  small,  narrow  notch ;  central  lobe 
pointed,  not  quite  so  long  as  the  side  lobes.  Antennce  inserted  on  a 
short  tubercle,  the  top  of  wliich  is  outwardly  produced  into  a  short, 
blunt  spine  ;  1st  joint  shorter  than  the  head  ;  2nd  twice  the  length 
of  the  1st;' 3rd  and  4th  each  progressively  a  little  longer;  5th  per- 
ceptibly longer  than  the  4th ;  the  first  3  joints  greenish,  4th  reddish- 
brown,  5th  reddish-brown  at  the  base,  the  remainder  piceous.  Eyes 
greenish,  the  centre  brown.  Ocelli  brown.  Sosfrum  reaching  be- 
yond the  3rd  pair  of  cosee,  greenish,  the  tip  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotiim ;  anterior  margin  concave,  anterior  angles  pro- 
duced and  cut  off  obliquely  behind  the  eyes,  exteriorly  pointed  ; 
sides  nearly  straight,  widely  divergent ;  margins  slightly  reflexed, 
sometimes  yellowish ;  hinder  angles  prominent,  broadly  rounded  ; 
hinder  sides  a  little  rounded  ;  posterior  margin  straight.  Scutellum 
punctured  like  the  pronotum ;  base  convex ;  posteriorly  a  slight, 
wide  depression  at  each  side  ;  apex  gradually  rounded,  pale  green. 
Elytra  punctured  rather  finer  than  the  pronotum  and  scutellum  ; 
Corium ;  posterior  margin  straight ;  Membrane  smoke-brown,  with  a 
fuscous  cloud  at  the  inner  basal  angle.  Sternum  pale  greenish, 
slightly  punctured.  Leys  green  ;  tliiglis  paler  ;  tarsi  reddish-brown, 
claws  black. 

Abdomen,  above  black,  beneath  greenish  or  reddish,  with  shallow 
punctures;  Cotmexivum  green,  thickly  and  finely  black-punctured, 
the  margin  and  the  edges  of  the  segments  narrowly  yellow. 

Length,  5^ — 6  lines. 

Common  on  many  kinds  of  trees,  in  summer. 


Ge?)ifs  3. — Strachia,  Hahn. 

Sead  wide,  flat,  (with  the  eyes)  subtrapezoidal ;  Face ;  sides 
before  the  eyes  sinuate,  lateral  margins  incrassated,  reflexed  ;  apex 
rounded,  with  a  central  small  notch ;  central  lobe  short,  pointed. 
Antennce  moderate ;  tubercles  short,  inserted  obliquely  anterior  to 
the  eyes  ;  1st  joint  short,  stout;  2nd,  4th,  and  5th  in  length  subequal; 


PENTAT0MIDJ5.  85 

3rd  shorter ;  4th  and  5th  stoutest,  Bostrum  reaching  to  the  2nd 
pair  of  coxsD;  basal  joint  very  broad,  long;  2nd  joint  long;  3rd  and  4th 
short ;  rostral  channel  shallow,  sides  a  little  produced  in  front. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  subconvex,  subtrapezoidal ;  anterior  margin 
very  concave,  reflexed  ;  anterior  angles  cut  off  straight,  exteriorly 
produced  into  a  very  small,  obtuse  tooth ;  lateral  margins  straight, 
reflexed ;  hinder  angles  raised,  obtuse ;  posterior  margin  rounded  ; 
on  the  first  third  of  the  disk  a  transverse  raised  smooth  line.  8gu- 
tellum  more  than  half  the  length  of  the  abdomen,  at  the  base  convex, 
sides  sinuate,  apex  small.  Elytra :  Coriuiu  ;  anterior  margin  rounded, 
reflexed ;  posterior  margin  slightly  concave  or  sinuate ;  Membrane 
with  6  long  nerves.  Sternum  :  Prosternum ;  on  each  side  a  trans- 
verse channel ;  Mesosternum  with  a  slight  keel.  Leffs  :  fibics  on  the 
upper  side  with  a  channel  the  whole  length ;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  nearly 
as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd  together  ;  2nd  short. 

Abdomen  beneath  convex  ;  Connexivum  moderate. 

Sjjecies  1. — Strachia  ornata. 

CiMEX  OKNATUs,  Liu.  Y.  S.  251,  937  (1761) ;  S.  N.  1,  723,  56  (1767); 
Scop.  Eut.  Cam.  123,  361  (1766)  ;  Fad.  E.  S.  iv,  117, 
144  (1794) ;  S.  R.  172,  93  (1S03)  ;  Panz.  E.  G.  33, 
21 ;  Wo/J,  Ic.  Cim.  15,  t.  2,  fig.  15  (1800) ;  Fall. 
Mon.  Cim.  49,  15  (1807);  Hem.  Suec.  30,15  (1829); 
Punn.  Handb.  ii,  368,  12  (1835)  ;  Ramb.  Faan.  Aud. 
ii,  118,  1  (1842). 

—  DOMiJsULUs,  Sco]).  Ent.  Carii.  124,  362  (1766). 

—  FESTivus,  Lin.  S.  N.  ii,  723,  57  (1767) ;    Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  118,  151 

(1794) ;   S.  R.  173,  95  (1803) ;  Pam.  E.  G.  G,  19 ; 

Wotf,  Ic.  Cim.  61,  t.  6,  fig.  58  (1801). 
Stkacuia  FESTiVA,  Ha/m,  Wanz.  1,  ISl,  t.  29,  fig.  93  (1831). 
Pextatoma  ornata,  L.  Puf.  llech.  30,  6  (1833). 

EUKYDEMA  HEllBACEUJI  et  PICTUM,  II.  ScJif.  Paiiz.  E.  G.  115,  12    &    116, 

12  &  13  (1835). 
Stkacuia  oenata,  heebacea  et  picta,  Hahn,  Wauz.  ill,  12,  13  &  14,  t. 

n,  fig.  238—240  (1835). 
EuRYDEJiA  ORNATA,  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  126,  1  (1843);  Sahib.  Geoc.  Eeu. 
24,  1  (1848). 

EURYDEMA  ORNATUH,  FESTIVUM,    DECORATUM,    HERBACEUM,    LlIESGICUM, 

Armeniacum  et  pictum,  Kolen.  Mel.  Eut.  iv,  25 — 29,  144 — 151 
(1846). 

EURYDEMA  ORNATUM,  Floi\  Rlljll.  Liv.  1,  144,  1  (ISGO). 

Strachia  eestiva  et  ornata,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  342,  1  &  2  (1861). 


86  SCUTATINA. 

Elliptic,  glossy  red ;  6  spots  ou  the  pronotum,  a  large  triangular  spot 
at  the  base  of  the  seutdlicm,  the  clavus,  the  inner  portion  of 
the  corium  and  a  posterior  spot,  black ;  memirane  and  tvings 
black.     Beneath  red,  with  3  rows  of  large  black  spots. 

Head  black,  the  reflexed  margin  red.  AntenncB,  Eyes  and  Ocelli 
black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  finely  and  widely  punctured,  red,  with  6  black 
spots,  of  which  two  long,  narrow,  transverse,  are  anterior  to  the 
raised,  transverse  line,  and  four  are  posterior  to  it,  in  a  transverse 
row,  the  two  middle  ones  being  the  larger.  Scutellum  finely,  widely 
crenate-punctuate,  subconvex  ;  apex  uupunctured,  rather  elongated 
to  an  obtuse  point ;  at  the  base  a  large  black  spot,  subtriangular,  the 
sides  being  rounded  ;  before  the  apex,  on  each  side,  a  small  narrow 
black  spot,  appearing  like  an  encroachment  of  that  colour  from  the 
corium.  JElytra:  Clavus  black,  strongly  punctured  ;  Corium;  disk 
finer  and  closer  punctured  than  the  scutellum  and  pronotum,  out- 
wardly stronger  punctured  ;  red,  with  the  inner  portion  broadly 
black  as  far  as  the  posterior  angle,  there  ending  abruptly ;  at  the 
outer  side  of  this  black  patch  is  a  large  triangular  interruption  of 
the  ground  colour ;  beneath  the  posterior  margin  of  the  black  patch 
the  disk  is  raised  transversely,  and  posterior  to  this  is  a  black  spot ; 
Mcmhrane  black.  Wings  black.  Sternum ;  slightly  punctiu'ed, 
stronger  in  the  channel  of  the  presternum  ;  red,  the  middle,  and  a 
large  spot  at  the  side  of  each  segment,  black.     Legs  black. 

Jbdomen,  above  red,  with  a  black  spot  on  the  last  two  segments  ; 
beneath  red  with  three  row's  of  large  black  spots,  the  central  spots 
quadrangular,  the  lateral  ones  oval ;  Connexivum  red. 

Length,  4| — 5  lines. 

Not  common.  Frequents  the  flowers  of  TJnibellifera.  A  single 
specimen  taken  at  Lee. 

Species  2 Strachia  oleracea. 

CiMEX  OLERACEUS,  Lin.  F.  S.  550,  934  (1701);  S.  N.  1,  722,  53  (17G7); 
Le  G.  Mem.  iii,  2G6,  10,  pi.  15,  fig.  22&  23  (1773) ; 
Tab.  E.  S.  iv,  121,  162  (1794);  S.  U.  177,  112 
(1S03) ;  Fanz.  F.  G.  32,  12  ;  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  16,  t. 
2,  fig.  IG  (1800);  Fall.  Mon.  Cira.  49, 16  (1807); 
Hem.  Succ.  31,  16  (1829) ;  Zett.  F.  Ins.  Lap.  i, 
4G5,  8  (1828);  Ins.  Lap.  260,  8  (1840);  Bam. 
Hanclb.  ii,  368,  11  (1835). 


PENTATOMIDiE.  87 

Strachia  oleracea,  Halm,  Wanz.  i,  1S2,  t.  29,  fig.  94  (1831) ;   Fieh. 

Europ.  Hem.  3-15,  9  (1861). 
EuRYDEMA  OLEKACETJM,  ZT.  Aye/;/".  Nora.  Eut.  1,  55   (1835);   Kolen.   Mel. 
Eiit.  iv,  22,  Ul  (1816);  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i, 
146,  2  (1860). 
—        OLERACEA,  SaUh.  Geoc.  Feu.  25,  2  (1818). 

Elliptic,  blue-green,  finely  punctured ;  sides  of  tlie  head  dind. pronohim, 
anterior  margin  of  the  coriuin,  a  broad  central  line  on  the  pro- 
notum,  apex  of  the  scutellum,  and  a  contiguous  large  spot  on 
each  elytron,  yellow,  white  or  red. 

Sead.  —  The  reflexed  margin  straw -yellow;  Anfennce,  Eyes  and 
Ocelli,  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  anterior  margin  in  the  centre,  lateral 
margins,  and  a  broad,  hind  war  dly  diverging  line  down  the  centre  of 
the  disk  straw-yellow  ;  the  raised  smooth  line  on  the  anterior  por- 
tion of  the  disk  is  widened  laterally,  and  before  and  behind  it  the 
punctures  are  closer  and  deeper,  elsewhere  they  are  distant  and  dis- 
posed in  transverse  rows.  Scutellum  crenate-punctate ;  aj)ex  a 
short,  obtuse  point,  almost  rounded,  unpunctured,  broadly  straw- 
yellow  ;  sometimes  also  the  sides  of  the  base  are  more  or  less  yellow. 
Elytra :  Corium  much  finer  and  closer  punctured  than  the  pronotum 
and  corium  ;  anterior  margin  and  a  large  transverse  spot  in  a  line 
with  the  apex  of  the  scutellum,  straw-yellow;  Membrane  black-brown. 
Sternum  slightly  punctured,  stronger  in  the  channel  of  the  Pro- 
sternum.;  black  or  with  yellow  spots.  Leys;  thiyhs  entirely  black  or 
with  the  base  more  or  less ;  the  tip  narrowly,  and  a  half-ring  beneath, 
yellow ;  tihios  black,  with  a  central  yellow  ring ;  tarsi  black. 

Abdomen  black  above  ;  beneath  black  or  yellow,  with  3  rows  of 
large  black  spots,  one  central  and  one  on  each  side. 

The  lighter  markings  on  the  upper  side  and  legs  vary  from  white 
to  red ;  the  colours  on  the  underside  vary  from  black  to  yellow,  with 
spots  of  various  form  and  size,  so  that  no  two  specimens  are  exactly 
alike  in  colouring. 

Length,  3 — 3|  lines. 

Not  rare,  but  local.  Isle  of  Wight  {E.  Lewis)  ;  Cambridge,  July 
{F.  Bond). 


88  SCUTATINA. 


Family  8.— ASOPID^. 

Genus  1. — Zicrona,  Am.  et  Sew. 

Head  small,  subquadrangiilar,  forwardly  narrowed  ;  front  straight ; 
side  lobes  inwardly  raised,  apex  outwardly  rounded ;  central  lobe 
as  long  as  the  side  lobes,  strongly  defined  ;  posterior  half  raised, 
anterior  half  depressed ;  Crown  a  little  convex.  Antennce  moderate, 
inserted  on  short  stout  tubercles  before  the  eyes ;  1st  joint  short ; 
2nd  a  little  longer  than  either  the  3rd,  4th,  or  5th,  which  in  length 
are  subequal.  Eyes  moderate,  prominent.  Ocelli  small,  distant. 
Bostrum  vea,c\imo  beyond  the  2nd  pair  of  coxa?,  stout ;  basal  joint 
broad ;  rostral  channel  very  short  and  shallow. 

Thoraoc. — Pronotum  a  little  convex,  hexagonal,  almost  trapezoidal, 
the  binder  sides  being  short  and  much  deflected ;  anterior  margin 
deeply  concave,  angles  acute  ;  sides  nearly  straight ;  hinder  angles 
raised,  obtuse  ;  posterior  margin  straight.  Scutellum  subtriangular, 
about  half  as  long  as  the  abdomen ;  sides  sinuate,  beyond  the  middle 
nearly  straight  and  parallel ;  apex  broadly  rounded.  Elytra :  Corium 
posteriorily  deflected  ;  anterior  and  posterior  margins  rounded ;  Mem- 
brane with  G  or  7  long  nerves.  Stermim :  Prosternum  on  each  side 
with  deep,  transverse  channel;  Mesosternum  with  a  slight  keel. 
Lecjs  :  fore  tibiae  beneath,  with  a  fine,  acute  spine ;  tarsi  strong ;  1st 
joint  as  long  as  the  other  two,  2nd  short. 

Abdomen,  beneath  convex ;  Connexivwn  moderate,  recurved. 


Species  1. — Zicrona  ccerulea, 

CiMEX  cffiRTJLEus,  Liti.  P.  S.  250,  933  (1761) ;  S.  N.  1,  722,  50  (1767) ; 
Be  G.  Mem  ill,  268,  11  (1773) ;  liossi,  F.  E.  ii, 
237,  1314  (1790);  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  123,  166  (1794); 
S.  R.  178,  119  (1803);  Schrlc.  E.  B.  ii,  76,  iv 
(1801);  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  18,  t.  2,  fig.  IS  (ISOO); 
Panz.  E.  G.  32,  14  ;  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  50, 17  (ISO?)  ; 
Ilem.  Succ.  32,  17  (1S26). 

Pentatoma  CfERULETJM,  Curt.  B,  E.  i,  20  (1824) ;  Ilulni,  Waiiz.  ii,  05,  t. 
56,  fig.  154  (1834) ;  il.  Schf.  Norn.  Eut.  i,  56 
&  92  (1835). 


ASOPIDiE.  89 

Asopus  CCERULEUS,  Buim.  Handb.  ii,  378,  1  (1835) ;  H.  Schf.  Wanz.  vii, 

112  (ISM) ;  Koleu.  Mel.  Ent.  iv,  37.  1C2  (1816). 
ZiCRONA  ccERrLEA  et  iLLUSTKis,  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  86, 1  &  87,  2  (ISIS) ; 

SaJilb.  Geoc.  Fen.  19,  2   (1848) ;  Fieb. 

Europ.  Hem.  346  (1861). 
Asopus  (Ziceona)  cceruleus,  Flor,  Rhyu.  Liv.  i,  90,  1  (1860). 

Elliptic,  pointed  in  front,  entirely  glossy  blue-green  or  violet,  very 
finely  punctured. 

Head. — Ant  evince  black.     Eyes  and  Ocelli  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  within  the  anterior  margin  depressed  and 
strongly  punctate ;  the  punctures  stronger  than  on  the  scutellum 
and  corium ;  on  the  first  third  two  lobate,  slightly  raised,  nearly 
unpunctured  spaces ;  behind  these  a  slight  transverse  depression ; 
Scutellum  crenate-punctate.  ISlytra :  Corium  within  the  anterior 
margin,  and  the  Glavus,  more  strongly  punctate  ;  Membrane  dark 
brown  ;  Leys  black,  with  a  greenish  gloss. 

Abdomen.,  above,  at  the  base,  brown. 

Length,  1\  to  31  lines. 

Not  very  common  in  the  London  district ;  taken  flying  in  woods, 
in  the  spring.  In  moss  in  winter,  Mickleham  {I)r.  Power).  Not 
rare  at  Scarborough  among  heather,  in  April,  May,  and  October,  and 
in  the  larva  state  in  September  (T.  Wilkinson). 


Genus  2. — Jalla,  Hahn. 

Head  flattened,  quadrangular  ;  Pace  widened  before  the  eyes  and 
then  constricted;  apex  sinuate;  end  of  side  lobes  rounded;  central  lobe 
narrow,  nearly  as  long  as  the  side  lobes.  Antennce  slender  ;  1st  joint 
stout,  very  short ;  2nd  3-1-  times  longer  than  the  1st ;  3rd  |rds  as 
long  as  the  2nd  ;  4th  a  little  longer  than  the  3rd  ;  5th  a  little 
longer  than  the  4th.  Pyes  moderate ;  Ocelli  small,  a  little  wider 
apart  from  each  other  than  from  the  eyes.  Postrum  very  stout, 
reaching  beyond  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae ;  1st  joint  very  broad ;  2nd 
joint  longest ;  3rd  and  4th  of  equal  length  ;  rostral  channel  very 
short. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  hexagonal,  hindwardly  convex ;  front  as  wide 
as  the  head  and  eyes  ;  anterior  margin  very  concave,  angles  acute  ; 


90  SCUTATINA. 

sides  sliglitly  rounded,  margins  incrassated ;  hinder  angles  obtuse ; 
hinder  sides  sinuate ;  posterior  margin  a  little  longer  than  the 
scutellum  is  wide,  nearly  straight,  posterior  angles  deflected,  acute. 
Scutellmn  more  than  ^  the  length  of  the  abdomen,  subtriangular ; 
base  convex ;  sides  deflected,  sinuate,  beyond  the  middle  parallel ; 
apex  broad,  rounded.  Elytra :  Corium  ;  anterior  and  posterior  mar- 
gins rounded  ;  Memhrane  with  7  long  nerves.  Sternum  ;  on  each 
side  a  wide  transverse  oblique  channel  across  the  pro-  and  meso- 
sternum ;  Mesosternum  with  a  slight  central  keel  in  a  shallow,  narrow 
channel.  Legs  :  thighs ;  1st  pair  beneath  with  a  large  spine  beyond 
the  middle ;  tibice  widened  at  the  apex  on  the  upper  side,  with  the 
margins  reflexed,  forming  a  narrow  channel ;  beneath,  beyond  the 
middle,  with  a  small,  acute  spine  ;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  2nd 
and  3rd  together ;  2nd  short. 
Abdomen  semi-elliptic ;  convex  beneath ;  Connexivum  moderate. 


Species  1. — Jalla  dumosa. 

CiMEX  DUMOSA,  Lin.  r.  S.  249,  929  (17C1);  S.  N.  1,  721,  46  (1767) ; 

Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  lU,  121  (1794);  S.  R.  IGS,  71  (1S03)  ; 

Panz,  E.  G.  33,  18  ;  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  47,  10  (1807) ; 

Hem.  Suec.  28,  12  (1826). 
Jalla  dumosa,  HaJin,  Wanz.  i,  101,  t.  16,  fig.  54,   55   (1831) ;   Am.  ct 

Sew.  Hem.  SG,  1  (1843) ;  Kolen.  Mel.  Eiit.  iv,  36,  161 

(1846);  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  347,  2  (1861). 
Pentatoma  dumosum,  H.  Schf.  Nom.  Eut.  1,  53  (1835). 
Asopus  DUMOSUS,  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  378,  3  (1835) ;   H.  ScJif.  Wanz.  vii, 
113  (1844). 

Elliptic,  pointed  in  front,  slightly  shining ;  above  fusco-luteous,  black- 
punctured  ;  sides  of  the  pronotum,  centre  of,  and  two  basal  spots 
on,  the  scutellum,  margin  of  the  elytra  and  abdomen,  and  a  ring 
on  each  of  the  tibice,  vermilion  ;  underside  black. 

Head  black,  finely  punctured ;  Face ;  central  lobe  vermilion, 
which  colour  is  also  continued  in  a  line  over  the  Croion.  Antenncs 
black,  base  of  the  3rd  joint  red.  JiJg es  hlack.  Ocelli  red.  Rostrum 
deep  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum;  the  broad  incrassated  lateral  margins  ver- 
milion ;  anterior  half  of  the  disk  black,  in  front  and  within  the  lateral 
margins  thickly  i)uneturcd ;  iu  the  centre  a  broad  longitudinal  line,  on 


ASOPID^.  91 

each  side  of  this  3  or  4  raised  yellow  spots,  forming  parallel  lines,  which 
before  their  extremity  give  off  a  waved  yellow  line  curving  to  the 
hinder  angles  ;  the  portion  of  the  disk  posterior  to  this  dull  luteous, 
with  deep,  distinct  punctures,  the  intervals  smooth.  Scutellmn 
rather  strongly  punctured;  sides  posteriorly  luteous;  apex  reddish;  in 
the  centre  a  smooth  vermilion  line  extending  ^ths  of  the  length, 
broad  at  the  base,  gradually  narrower,  and  ending  in  a  fine  point ;  at 
each  side  of  the  base  and  at  some  distance  from  the  lateral  margins  a 
large  suboval,  smooth,  pale-vermilion  spot.  Elytra  fusco-luteous, 
very  finely  black -punctured  ;  anterior  margin  at  the  base  vermilion ; 
Membrane  light  brown.  Sternum  strongly  punctured.  Legs  black ; 
tibicB  with  a  broad  vermilion  ring  on  the  upper  half. 

Abdomen,  above  smooth,  black ;  beneath  strongly  punctured ; 
Gonnexivum  black,  externally  with  red  spots,  the  extreme  margin 
vermilion. 

The  ?  is  larger  and  the  colours  lighter  than  the  $ . 

Length,  5^ — 6  lines. 

Two  specimens  taken  by  Mr.  H.  J.  Harding,  and  one  by  Mr, 
Ernest  Adams,  but  they  have  no  note  of  the  locality. 


Genus  3. — Rhacognathus,  i^2>3. 

Head  flattened,  quadrangular ;  Face,  wider  just  before  the  eyes ; 
apex  of  the  side  lobes  rounded ;  central  lobe  narrow,  pointed,  shorter 
than  the  side  lobes,  leaving  a  narrow  notch.  A?itennce  slender ; 
tubercles  short,  inserted  before  the  eyes ;  1st  joint  short ;  2nd  more 
than  double  the  length  of  the  1st ;  3rd  scarcely  so  long  as  the  2nd  ; 
4th  and  5th  subequal,  each  longer  than  the  2nd.  Eyes  moderate. 
Ocelli  small,  a  little  nearer  to  the  eyes  than  to  each  other.  Bostrwn 
stout,  reaching  to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae ;  1st  and  3rd  joints  very 
broad ;  rostral  channel  short  and  shallow. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  convex,  hexagonal ;  in  front  as  wide  as  the 
head  and  eyes  ;  anterior  margin  very  concave,  anterior  angles  cut  off 
obliquely,  exteriorly  produced  into  a  small  tooth ;  sides  a  little 
concave,  widely  divergent,  the  1st  half  finely  serrate,  hindwardly 
produced  into  an  obtuse  point ;  hinder  sides  short,  nearly  straight ; 
posterior  margin  a  little  longer  than  the  width  of  the  scutellum, 
straight,  its  angles  acute.  Scutellum  half  the  length  of  the  abdomen, 
subtriangular,  sides  sinuate,  bej^ond  the  middle  almost  parallel,  apex 


92  SCUTATINA. 

broad,  rounded.  Elytra:  Corium ;  anterior  and  posterior  margins 
a  little  rounded ;  Membrane  with  7  nerves.  Sternum ;  on  each 
side  an  oblique,  transverse  channel  across  the  pro-  and  mesosternum  ; 
Mesostermm  with  a  slight  keel.  Legs  :  t'lbice  outwardly  flat,  the 
fore'  pair  widened  at  the  end,  the  outer  margins  reflexed ;  on  the 
underside  a  fine,  acute  spine;  tarsi  hairy  beneath;  1st  joint  broad, 
as  long  as  2nd  and  3rd  together. 

Abdomen  semi-elliptic,  convex  beneath;    Connexivum  broad,  ex- 
tending beyond  the  elytra. 


8j)ecies  1. — Rhacognathus  punctatus. 

CiMEX  PUNCTATUS,  Zw.  S.  N.  i,  720,  34  (1767);    De  G.  Mem.  iii,  269, 

11(1773);    Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  95,  62  (1791);   S.  R. 

157,   12    (1S03) ;    Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  179,  t.   18,  fig. 

173  (1811) ;  Full.  Mou.  Cim.   45,  6  (1807);  Hem. 

Suec.  25,  6  (1826) ;  Zett.  Jus.  Lap.  1,  259,  5  (1810). 
Eysahcokis  punctatus,  Hahn,  Wauz.  ii,  69,  t.  51,  fig.  157  (1831). 
Pentatoma  punctatum,  H.  Sch.  Nom.  Eut.  i,  56  &  93  (1835). 
Asopus  punctatus,  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  378,  2  (1835) ;  //.  Schf.  Wanz.  vii, 

112  (1811). 
Asopus  (Zicrona)  punctatus,  Flo)\  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  91,  2  (1860). 
Rhacognathus  punctatus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  317. 

Luteous,  more  or  less  obscured  with  fine  black  punctures,  sometimes 
altogether  dark,  with  a  greenish  tinge ;  beneath  luteous,  black- 
punctured,  or  black. 

Mead  bronzy  or  black ;  Face ;  central  lobe  a  little  raised  at  the 
base  and  depressed  in  front.  Antennce  black,  the  extremities  of  the 
2ud  and  3rd  joints  narrowly  yellow.  Eyes  brown.  Ocelli  red. 
Eostrum  piceous. 

Thorajc. — Pronotii/in ;  in  the  centre  a  narrow,  longitudinal,  yellow 
line  ;  in  pale  examples  the  front  and  sides  black,  the  lateral  margins 
yellow.  Scutellitiji ;  base  rather  convex,  outer  margin  depressed ; 
just  within  the  basal  angles  a  deep  fovea  ;  down  tlie  centre  a  slight 
indication  of  a  keel.  Sternum  luteous,  black-punctured,  the  sides 
black.  Legs:  coxce  yellow;  thighs  black  above,  yellow  at  the  base 
and  beneath ;  tihice  black,  with  a  broad  yellow  ring  iu  the  centre ; 
tarsi  black. 


ASOPIDiE.  93 

Abdomen,  above  blue-black,  beneath  luteous,  thickly  black-punc- 
tured, or  entirely  black ;  Connexivum  black,  with  yellow  spots. 

Length,  4 — 4|  lines. 

Not  common.  Spring  and  autumn.  Haslcmere  {Barrett)  ;  Holm- 
bush  {Fcnn)  ;  Shirley,  Surrey  {E.  C.  Bye). 

Genus  4. — Asopus,  Burm. 

Head  flattened,  quadrangular ;  Face  wider  just  before  the  eyes  ; 
side  lobes  recurved,  apex  rounded,  central  lobe  shorter,  leaving  a 
wide,  deep  notch  in  front.  AntenncB  in  length  moderate,  slender,  each 
inserted  on  a  very  short  tubercle  before  the  eyes  ;  1st  joint  half  the 
length  of  the  head ;  2nd  a  trifle  longer  than  the  4th ;  2nd  and  5th 
shorter  than  the  4th,  subequal.  Eyes  large,  prominent.  Ocelli 
small,  a  little  wider  apart  than  distant  from  the  eyes.  Bostrum 
arising  in  front  of  the  head,  reaching  to  the  hinder  coxse,  thick,  very 
wide  at  the  base,  2nd  joint  longest ;  rostral  channel  very  short  and 
shallow,  hardly  perceptible. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  hexagonal,  broader  than  long,  in  front  as 
wide  as  the  head  and  eyes ;  anterior  margin  very  concave,  anterior 
angles  much  produced,  cut  off  obliquely  and  exteriorly  produced  into 
a  small  tooth  ;  sides,  in  front,  strongly  serrate,  very  sinuate,  and 
spreading  out  into  a  large,  broad,  rounded,  projecting,  and  up-curving 
process  ;  hinder  angles  rounded ;  hinder  sides  long,  nearly  straight ; 
posterior  margin  longer  than  the  breadth  of  the  scutellum,  straight 
across  the  scutellum,  but  beyond  a  little  produced  posteriorly  over 
the  clavus  ;  posterior  angles  acute  ;  disk  hindwardly  on  a  level  with 
the  scutellum,  forwardly  deflected  at  the  same  angle  as  the  head. 
Scutellum  about  half  as  long  as  the  abdomen,  triangular ;  base  convex, 
sides  sinuate,  apex  narrowly  rounded.  Elytra  :  Cormm ;  anterior 
margin  rounded,  posterior  margin  straight ;  IIeinbra7ie  with  8 
nerves.  Sternum  :  Prosternum ;  on  each  side  a  transverse  channel ; 
Mesosternvm  with  a  slight  keel  forwardly  widened.  Legs :  tihice 
outwardly  flat,  margins  slightly  reflexed,  forming  a  narrow,  linear 
channel ;  anterior  pair,  inwardly,  beyond  the  middle  with  a  short 
spine  ;  tarsi  strong,  1st  joint  a  trifle  longer  than  the  3rd,  2nd  shorter 
and  thinner. 

Abdomen  semi-elliptic,  not  very  convex  ;  beneath,  in  the  centre  of 
the  2nd  segment,  a  short  blunt  spine  pointing  forwards ;  Connexivum 
broad,  extending  beyond  the  elytra. 


94  SCUTATINA. 


Species  1. — Asopus  luridus. 

CiMEX  LURIDUS,  Fab.  S.  E.  701,  25  (1775) ;  E.  S.  iv,  91,  G7  (1791)  ;  S. 
R.  157,  0  (1803) ;  Pam.  F.  G.  92,  9 ;  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim. 
136,  130,  t.  13,  fig.  130  (1801) ;  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  46, 
8  (1807);  Hem.  Suec.  26,  8  (1826). 

Arma  lurida,  TlaJin,  Wanz.  i,  97,  t.  15,  fig.  53  (1831). 

Pentatoma  luridum,  H.  Sch.  Nom.  Eiit.  i,  56  &  92  (1835). 

Asorus  LURIDUS,  Bunn.  Haiidb.  ii,  379,  4  (1835) ;  H.  Schf.  Wanz.  vii, 
114  (1844);  Fleh.  Europ.  Hem.  348  (1861). 

Arma  luridum,  Kolen.  Mel.  Eat.  iv,  40,  164  (1846). 

Asopus  (PoDisus)  LURIDUS,  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  95,  5  (1860.) 

Luteous,  thickly  black-punctured,  slightly  sliiniug,  bronzy  or 
metallic  blue-black  on  the  head  and  sides  of  the  'pronotum ; 
beneath  luteous,  with  two  distant,  longitudinal  rows  of  black 
spots,  and  (in  the  2)  having  a  large  spot  on  the  6th  segment  of 
the  abdomen. 

Head  bronzy  or  blue-black ;  Crown  with  two  smooth  lines  reaching 
to  the  base  of  the  central  lobe  ;  Mice ;  central  lobe  posteriorly  a 
little  raised.  Antennce  black,  basal  joint  beneath  luteous,  with  a 
central  black  line,  apical  half  of  the  4th  joint  orange.  Eyes  piceous. 
Ocelli  red.     Rostrum  luteous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  the  punctures  in  short  series ;  sides  broadly 
metallic,  blue-black ;  the  serrated  lateral  margins  yellow ;  in  the 
centre  of  the  disk  two  large,  but  slight,  depressions,  bordered  in 
front  by  a  short,  raised,  smooth  line.  Scutellmn  punctate-crenate, 
more  or  less  clouded  with  black,  composed  of  contiguous  punctures, 
the  extreme  basal  angles  depressed,  black.  Elytra  :  Corium ;  finer 
punctured  in  the  centre  than  at  the  sides ;  posteriorly,  adjoining  the 
outer  nerve,  a  small  smooth  space.  Sternum  finely  black-punctured ; 
on  each  side  of  the  yellow  mesosternal  keel  a  quadrate  smooth  space. 
Leys  finely  haired,  rufo-luteous,  thickly  piceous-  or  black-spotted ; 
beneath,  beyond  the  middle,  a  larger  black  spot ;  tarsi  black,  2nd 
joint  and  base  of  the  1st  rufous. 

Abdomen,  above  black,  beneath  luteous,  with  two  distant  rows  of 
black  spots,  one  of  the  spots  being  at  the  anterior  edge  of  each 
segment,  and  (in  the  ?)  a  larger  central  black  spot  on  the  anterior 


ASOPID.E.  95 

edge  of  the  Gth  segment ;  Connexivum,  above  black,  with  narrow, 
orange  interruptions  ;  beneath  yellow  with  black  spots. 

Length,  5^  lines. 

Not  common.     August  and  September,  on  trees  in  damp  places. 


Genns  5. — Picromerus,  Am.  et  Serv. 

Head  flattened,  quadrangular ;  Face ;  scarcely  widened  before 
the  eyes ;  apex  straight,  without  a  notch,  outwardly  rounded ;  central 
lobe  as  long  as  the  side  lobes,  not  pointed.  Antennce  long,  fine, 
compressed,  inserted  on  short  tubercles  before  the  eyes  ;  1st  joint 
very  short;  2nd  long;  3rd,  4th  and  5th  in  length  subequal,  each  scarcely 
so  long  as  the  2nd.  Eyes  large,  prominent.  Ocelli  small,  distant. 
Rostrum  stout,  reaching  beyond  the  3rd  pair  of  coxse  ;  basal  joint  very 
broad ;  rostral  channel  very  short  and  shallow. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  broader  than  long,  hexagonal,  in  front  as  wide 
as  the  head  and  eyes  ;  anterior  margin  concave  ;  anterior  angles  much 
produced  and  cut  off  obliquely,  externally  produced  into  a  small 
tooth  ;  sides,  in  front  finely  serrate,  very  sinuate,  widely  divergent, 
forming  a  broad,  acute,  projecting  and  upcurving  spine  ;  hinder  sides 
long,  sinuate ;  posterior  margin  longer  than  the  scutellum  is  wide, 
straight  across  the  scutellum,  but  beyond  a  little  produced  posteriorly 
and  depressed  upon  the  clavus  ;  posterior  angles  acute ;  disk  for- 
wardly  deflected  at  the  same  angle  as  the  head,  posteriorly  on  a  level 
with  the  base  of  the  scutellum.  Scutellum  \  as  long  as  the  abdomen, 
triangular;  base  convex;  sides  sinuate;  apex  narrow,  rounded.  Elytra  : 
Corium ;  anterior  margin  rounded,  posterior  margin  straight ;  Mem- 
Irane  with  8  or  9  long  nerves.  Sternum  with  a  side  channel  extending 
obliquely  across  the  pro-  and  mesosternum ;  ■  Mesostermim  with  a 
slight  keel,  anteriorly  widened.  Legs  finely  haired,  anterior  thighs 
and  tibicB  beneath,  beyond  the  middle,  with  a  small  spine  ;  all  the 
tihicB  outwardly  flat,  the  margin  reflexed  and  forming  a  narrow, 
linear  channel;  tarsi  hairy  beneath,  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  2nd 
and  3rd  together. 

Abdomen  semi-elliptic,  convex  beneath,  in  the  centre  of  the  2nd 
segment  a  short,  obtuse  process,  pointing  forwards;  Connexivwn 
bi'oad,  recurved,  extending  beyond  the  elytra. 


96  SCUTATINA. 


8j)ecies  1. — Picromerus  bidens. 

CiMEX  BIDENS,  Lin.  S.  N.  i,  718,  23  (1767) ;  De  G.  Mem.  iii,  259,  pi. 

13,  fig.  9  (1773) ;  Rossi,  F.  Etr.  ii,  230,  1297  (1790)  ; 

Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  93,  54  (1794) ;  S.  R.  155,  2  (1803)  ; 

Pmiz.  E.  G.  26,  22 ;   Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  7,  t.  1,  fig.  7 

(ISOO);  Fall.  Moa.   Cim.  43,  1  (1807);  Hem.  Suec. 

22,  1  (1826) ;  Zeit.  Ins.  Lap.  i,  259,  1  (1840). 
Army       —      Hahn,  Wanz.  i,  92,  t.  15,  fig.  51   (1831);  Kolen.lld. 

Ent.  k,  39,  163  (1816). 
Pentatoma  bidens,  H.  Sch.  Nom.  Eut.  i,  56  &  93  (1835). 
Asopus  —      Burnt.  Handb.  ii,  379,  6  (1835) ;  U.  ScJif.  Wauz.  vii, 

113  (1844). 
Picromerus    —      Am.  et  Serv.  Hem,  84,  1  (1843) ;  Sahib.  Geoc.  Fen. 
18,  1  (1848) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  349,  1  (1861). 
Asopus  (Picromerus)  bidens,  Flor,  Rhyu.  Liv.  i,  92,  3  (1860), 

Luteous,  thickly  black-punctured,  often  so  mucli  as  to  appear  entirely 
piceous,  slightly  shining ;  head  bronzy :  underside  rufous  or 
piceous. 

Head  bronzy  ;  Grown  with  two  central,  nearly  unpunctured  lines 
reaching  to  the  base  of  the  central  lobe ;  Face  ;  central  lobe  pos- 
teriorly a  little  raised.  Antenncs  red,  tip  of  the  5th  joint  piceous  or 
black.     Eyes  piceous.     Ocelli  red,     JRostrum  luteous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  sides  and  spines  pitchy-black,  the  serrated 
lateral  margin  yellow ;  on  the  anterior  third  of  the  disk  two  large, 
subangular,  nearly  unpunctured  spaces,  on  their  posterior  margin  a 
small,  smooth,  orange  spot.  Scutellum  crenate-punctate,  clouded 
with  piceous  ;  extreme  basal  angle  depressed,  black,  within  this 
raised  into  a  small,  smooth,  yellow  spot ;  apex  narrowly  orange. 
JElytra;  Gorium  less  and  more  finely  punctured  than  the  prouotum  ; 
Memhrane  dark  brown,  nervures  strong.  Sternum  luteous,  black- 
punctured  ;  on  each  side  of  the  yellow  mesosternal  keel  a  large, 
usually  black,  quadrate  spot ;  on  the  anterior  edge  of  the  metasternum 
a  large,  lobate,  raised,  yellow  spot.  Legs  rufous,  with  a  pink  tinge ; 
thighs  finely  brown-punctate ;  tibiae,  towards  the  centre  yellow  ; 
tarsi  ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  pinky  red,  3rd  piceous. 

Abdomen,  above  piceous-black  ;  beneath  rufous  or  piceous,  finely 


RAPHTGASTRID.E.  97 

punctate ;  Stigmata  small,  beneath  each  a  shoi't,  sinuate,  impressed 
line ;  Connexivum  punctate,  blue-black  interrupted  with  orange. 

Length,  5 — 6  lines. 

Common  in  August  and  September,  on  trees  and  bushes. 


Family  9.— RAPHIGASTRIDtE. 
Genus  1. — Tropicoris,  Hahn. 

Head  elongate,  nearly  flat ;  Face  widest  just  before  the  eyes,  then 
gradually  a  little  narrower  to  the  end,  which  is  rounded ;  margin  of 
side  lobes  delicately  reflexed ;  central  lobe  scarcely  so  long  as  the  side 
lobes,  which  sometimes  meet  and  enclose  its  fine  point.  Ajiteimce 
long,  slender;  the  last  two  joints  thickest ;  1st  joint  not  so  long  as 
the  head ;  2nd  a  little  longer  than  the  first ;  3rd  much  longer  than  the 
2nd  ;  4th  not  so  long  as  the  third  ;  5th  fusiform,  rather  shorter  than 
the  4th,  but  longer  than  the  2nd  ;  4th  and  5th  in  thickness  subequal. 
Eyes  large,  prominent.  Ocelli  large,  distant.  Rostrum  arising  at 
anterior  margin,  reaching  to  the  2ud  joint  of  the  abdomen ;  base 
broad,  the  remainder  narrow,  3rd  joint  longest ;  rostral  channel 
shallow,  the  sides  anteriorly  ending  in  a  tooth  ;  the  margin  of  the 
head  in  front,  beneath,  with  a  channel  extending  to  the  eyes. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  hexagonal,  much  broader  than  long ;  front  as 
wide  as  the  head  and  eyes  ;  anterior  margin  concave  ;  anterior  angles 
produced  and  cut  off  obliquely  behind  the  eyes,  exteriorly  produced 
into  a  small  tooth  ;  sides  anteriorly  very  finely  serrate,  then  very 
sinuate,  widely  and  nearly  at  a  right  angle  divergent,  spreading  out 
into  a  large,  broad,  projecting  and  up-curving  process,  which  on  tlie 
anterior  side  is  broadly  rounded,  but  posteriorly  the  apex  is  produced 
into  a  short  tooth ;  hinder  sides  long,  sinuate ;  posterior  margin 
across  the  scutellum  straight;  disk  in  front  flat,  deflected  at  the 
same  angle  as  the  head,  hindwardly  on  a  level  with  the  scutellum. 
Scutellum  \  as  long  as  the  abdomen,  triangular;  base  convex  ;  sides 
sinuate  ;  apex  narrowly  rounded.  Elytra  :  Corium  ;  anterior  margin 
sinuate,  posterior  margin  straight ;  Memhrane  with  6  long  nerves. 
Sternum:  Prosfernum ;  on  each  side  a  transverse  channel;  Meso- 
sterimm  with  a  central  longitudinal  keel,  hindwardly  widened.  Legs : 
tihics  outwardly  flat,  the  margins  reflexed,  forming  a  narrow,  linear 
channel ;  tarsi  long,  3rd  joint  longer  than  the  1st,  2nd  short. 

7 


98  SCUTATINA. 

Abdomen  long,  semi-elliptic,  above  flat,  beneatli  convex  ;  in  the 
centre  of  tlie  2nd  segment  a  short,  blunt  process,  pointing  forwards. 
Connexivum  broad. 


Species  1. — Tropicoris  rufipes. 

CiMEX  KUFiPES,  Lin.  S.  N.  i,  719,  24  (1767) ;  De  G.  Mem.  iii,  253, 
2  (1773);  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  93,  56  (1794);  S.  R. 
156,  5  (1803) ;  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  9,  t.  1,  fig.  9  (1800); 
Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  46,  7  (1S07) ;  Hem.  Suec.  26,  7 
(1829);  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  366,  7  (1835);  Am.  et 
Sen.  Hem.  149,  1  (1843);  Sahib.  Geoc.  Ten.  30, 
13  (1848);  Flor,  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  107,  1  (1860). 

Pentatoma  —  Le  P.  et  Serv.  Enc.  x,  55,  13  (1825) ;  H.  Sch.  Norn.  Eut. 
i,  56  &  93  (1835). 

TKoncoRis  —  Ilahn,  Wanz.  ii,  54,  t.  47,  fig.  145  (1834) ;  Koleti.  Mel. 
Eut.  iv,  44,  169  (1846) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  330 
(1S61). 

Luteons,  thickly  black-punctured,  shining ;  beneath  orange  red ; 
sides  of  pro7iotum  very  sinuate,  forming  in  the  middle  a  broad, 
projecting  process. 

Head  with  a  bronzy  lustre,  darker  at  the  sides  ;  Cvoxon  with  two 
parallel,  smooth  lines  from  tlie  base  to  the  central  lobe  of  the  face, 
which  posteriorly  is  raised,  its  apex  flat,  depressed.  Antennce  :  first 
3  joints  and  base  of  the  4th  red,  the  rest  piceous  or  black.  Eyes 
brown.  Ocelli  red.  Rostrimi  luteous,  end  of  the  lahrum  and  the  4th 
joint  entirely  piceous. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum ;  the  punctures  in  short  series;  front  black, 
more  or  less  mixed  with  orange  ;  lateral  margins  and  the  tooth 
at  the  anterior  angles  orange ;  lateral  process  black.  Sctctellum 
crenate-punctate ;  close  to  the  basal  angles  a  small  whitish  or  orange 
spot ;  apex  with  a  slight  channel,  nearly  unpunctured,  broadly  orange. 
Elytra  :  Corium  exterior  to  the  costal  nerve  a  little  recurved  ;  Mem,' 
hrane  brown.  Stet'mim  :  Prostermim  finely  black-punctured  ;  Meso- 
and  Metasternuon  with  few  punctures ;  on  each  side  of  the  yellow 
mesosternal  keel  a  quadrate  smooth  space ;  Leys  :  tliiyhs  reddish- 
brown  thickly  spotted  with  black  ;  tihiee,  inwardly  with  long  fine 


RAPHIGASTRID.E.  99 

hairs  ;  the  reflexed  margin  of  the  outer  side  piceous  ;  tarsi ;  tip  of  the 
last  joint  and  the  claws  black. 

Abdomen  above  black  ;  beneath  orange  red,  finely  black-punctate, 
except  at  the  sides  and  centre;  Stigmata  black,  beneath  each  a 
long,  depressed,  black  line  ;  Comiexivum  generally  extending  beyond 
the  elytra,  above  alternately  broadly  black  and  orange,  beneath 
yellowish. 

Length,  5^ — 6  lines. 

Common  in  autumn,  on  trees  and  bushes. 


Genus  2. — Piezodorus,  Fich. 

Elliptic,  subconvex. 

Head  broad ;  Face  subtrapeziform,  the  sides  sinuate  ;  apex  without 
a  notch,  outer  angles  rounded;  central  lobe  as  long  as  the  side  lobes, 
narrow,  slightly  defined,  a  little  raised  at  the  base.  Antenna;  slender  ; 
tubercle  very  short ;  1st  joint  half  the  length  of  the  2nd  ;  2nd 
and  3rd  in  length  subequal ;  4th  and  5th  in  length  subequal,  each  a 
little  longer  than  the  2nd.  Eyes  moderate,  not  prominent.  Ocelli 
distant.  Bostrum  reaching  to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxre,  slender ;  sides 
of  the  rostral  channel  slightly  produced  in  front. 

TJiorax. —  'Pronotum  hexagonal ;  anterior  margin  conca\'e,  anterior 
angles  produced,  cut  off  obliquely  behind  the  ej'es ;  sides  widely 
divergent,  straight,  hinder  angles  rounded,  not  produced,  the  disk 
within  them  raised ;  hinder  sides  straight,  deflected  ;  posterior  margin 
slightly  concave.  Scutellum  on  a  level  with  the  pronotum,  more 
than  half  the  length  of  the  abdomen,  subtriangular ;  base  convex ; 
sides  sinuate,  constricted  beyond  the  middle  ;  apex  broadly  rounded. 
Elytra :  Corium  ;  anterior  and  posterior  margins  slightly  rounded  ; 
Membrane  with  8  nerves.  Stermim :  Frost crnum  ;  on  each  side  a' 
slight  transverse  channel ;  Mesosternum  with  a  central  keel.  Legs 
rather  slender  ;  tibice  on  the  outer  side  with  a  shallow  longitudinal 
channel,  ybre  tibi(e  internally,  in  the  middle,  with  a  very  small,  acute 
spine  ;  tarsi,  1st  and  3i-d  joints  subequal,  2nd  short. 

Abdomen  above  subconvex  ;  Connexivum  horizontal,  widened  pos- 
teriorly, projecting  beyond  the  elytra.  Underside  convex,  2nd  seg- 
ment vrith  a  long,  recurved,  appressed  spine. 


100  SCUTATINA. 


Species  1. — Piezodorus  purpureipennis. 

?  CiMEX  PUKPUiiEiPENNis,  De  0.  iii,  258,  5,  t.  13,  fig.  15  (1773). 

—  PKASiNUs,  Schr.  F.  B.  73,  1105  (1801),  nee  Lin. 
Pentatoma  purpureipennis,  Uahn,  Wanz.  ii,  62,  t.  51,  fig.  151  (1831). 

—         JuNiPEEiNA,  L.  Biif.  Rech.  Hem.  28  (1833). 
CiMEX  alliaceus.  Germ,  Taun.  Ins.  ix,  14. 

—  INCARNATUS,  Germ.  Paun.  Ins.  iv,  23. 

—  LiTUiiATUS,  {King),  Burm.  Handb.  365,  3  (1835). 
Raphigaster  purpureipennis,  Ramb.  Faun.  And.  ii,  125,  1  (1838). 

—  INCARNATUS,  Koloi.  Mcl.  Eut.  iv,  56,  1S3  (1846). 

Piezodorus  De  Geeri,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  320  (1861). 

Above,  deeply,  finely,  distinctly  black-punctured,  slightly  shining, 
pale  green,  or  with  the  coriuin  and  the  base  of  the  pronotum 
purplish ;  beneath  entirely  pale  green  or  yellowish ;  abdomen 
above  black ;  legs  yellow. 

Head. — AntenncB  reddish,  base  paler;  Eyes  and  Ocelli  brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  ;  lateral  margins  reflexed,  yellow  ;  on  the  1st 
third  of  the  disk  two  transverse,  narrow,  irregular,  smooth,  annular 
spaces,  punctured  within ;  sometimes  almost  obliterated.  Ehjtra  : 
Corium,  except  the  anterior  portion,  punctured  finer  than  the  pro- 
notum or  scutellum  ;  anterior  margin  at  the  base  yellowish ;  Mem- 
brane  reaching  beyond  the  abdomen,  colourless,  transparent.  Wings 
colourless,  transparent.     Legs  yellow  or  greenish. 

Abdomen,  above  black ;  Connexiviim  greenish  or  yellowish,  in- 
teriorly narrowly  black.  Underside  yellowish,  greenish,  or  ochreous, 
the  punctures  shallow,  confluent ;  Stigmata  black ;  the  recurved 
spine  on  the  2nd  segment  reaching  to  beyond  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae. 

Length,  5 — 6  lines. 

Common  on  furze  and  broom  bushes,  in  the  autumn. 


Ge?ms  3. — Acanthosoma,  Curt. 

Head  rather  narrow,  gradually  less  from  the  eyes  to  the  apex  ; 
central  lobe  as  long  or  longer  than  the  side  lobes,  widest  at  the 
extremity,  AntenncB  slender;  tubercle  very  short ;  1st  joint  as  long 
or  longer  than  the  bead.     Eyes  small.     Ocelli  small,  distant.     Bos- 


RAPHIGASTRID^.  101 

trion  slender,  reacliing  beyond  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae ;  sides  of  the 
rostral  channel  slightly  produced. 

Thorax. — Pronotiwi  hexagonal,  hinder  angles  sometimes  much 
produced.  ScuteUum  about  half  the  length  of  the  abdomen,  trian- 
gular, the  apex  produced  into  a  long,  narrow,  smooth  point,  which 
has  a  slight  central  channel.  Elytra  longer  than  the  abdomen ; 
Memhrane  with  5  or  more  nerves,  some  of  which  at  the  base  spring 
from  a  cross  nerve.  Sternum  with  a  deep,  thin,  central  keel ; 
Prosternum  with  a  slight  transverse  furrow,  bounded  anteriorly  by  a 
large  callosity.     Legs  slender  ;  tarsi  2-jointed. 

Abdomen  above  flattened,  with  a  central  keel ;  Comiexivum  re- 
curved, moderate,  on  the  6th  segment  widened  and  produced  pos- 
teriorly. Underside  convex,  with  a  strong  longitudinal  keel,  termi- 
nating on  the  2nd  segment  in  a  strong  spine  which  projects  across 
the  sternum,  lying  on  one  side  of  the  sternal  keel ;  the  segments, 
especially  in  the  male,  are  drawn  up  in  the  centre  towards  the  base. 
Genital  segments :  in  the  male  the  2ud  alone  is  visible  on  the  upper- 
side,  very  narrow,  with  the  sides  carried  down  to  a  point  within  the 
6tli  abdominal  segment ;  in  the  female  the  3rd  alone  is  visible  from 
above  as  a  flat  or  curved  plate,  of  which  the  outer  margin  is  more  or 
less  rounded,  and  with  a  notch  in  the  centre :  on  the  underside  in 
the  male  two  segments  are  visible,  the  1st  large,  lying  in  the  angle  of 
the  6th  abdominal  segment,  the  2nd  very  narrow  ;  in  the  9  all  three 
segments  are  seen,  the  1st  smaller  than  in  the  $ ,  the  2nd  narrow, 
the  3rd  large,  as  on  the  upperside. 


Sjjecies  1. — Acanthosoma  griseum. 

CiMEX  GKisEUS,  Lhi.  F.  S.  926  (1761) ;  S.  N.  i,  721,  43  (1767). 

—  iNTEiiSTiNCTus,  Lhi.  P.  S.  927  (1761) ;  S.  N.  i,  721,  44  (1767) ; 

Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  116,  141  (1794) ;  S.  R.  171,  88 
(1803). 

—  Betuljj,  De  G.  Mem.  ill,  261,  8,  pi.  14,  fig.  9  (1773). 

—  AGATHiNUs,  Fub.  E.  S.  iv,  114,  133  (1794) ;  S.  R.  170,  82  (1803); 

Fall.  Mou.  Cim.,  45,  5  (1807);  Hem.  Suec.  24,  5 
(1829);  Zeti.  Faun.  Ins.  Lap.  i,  464,  4  (1832); 
lus.  Lap.  260,  4  (1840). 

—  ACHATiNUs,  Wol/f,  Ic.  Cim.  58,  t.  6,  fig.  55  (ISOl). 
AcANi'H0S0.\iA  AGATUiNUM,  U.  Scltf.  Nom.  Ellt.  I,  57  (1835). 


102  SCUTATINA. 

ACANTHOSOMA  GKiSEA,  Bimn.  Handb.  ii,  360,  6(1835);  Sahib.  Geoc. 
Fen.  33,  2  (18i8). 

—  INTEBSTINCTUM,  Kolen.  Mel.  Eat.  iv,  Gl,  ISO  (lSi(3). 

—  GRISEUM,  Dull.  Trans.  Ent.   Soc.  i,  n.  s.  113,  4  (1851) ; 

Flor,  Kbyn.  Liv.  i,  102,  3  (1860). 
Elasmostethus  griseus, /'i6'/5'.  Europ.  Hem.  329,  2  (1861). 

Elliptic,  angulated  in  front,  reddish-ochreous  or  greenish ;  sliglitly 
shining,  finely  but  deeply  black-punctured  ;  pronotiim  convex  ; 
scuteUum  "with  a  black  patch  at  the  base  ;  ahdomen  above 
black  ;  connexivum  yellow,  6th  segment  red,  the  fore  and  hinder 
edges  of  the  segments  black  ;  in  the  9  the  last  abdominal  seg- 
ment posteriorly,  and  the  3rd  genital  segment  entirely,  red. 

Head  slightly  convex ;  Face,  apex  obtuse,  rounded ;  central  lobe 
slightly  depressed  at  the  apex.  Antennce  ochreous  or  brown,  the 
last  joint  (except  the  base)  black  ;  1st  joint  reaching  a  little  beyond 
the  head,  but  rather  shorter  than  the  other  joints,  which  are  sub- 
equal.  J^j/i's  rather  promiuent,  brown.  Ocelli  brown.  Hostrum 
reaching  beyond  the  2nd  pair  of  coxa3 ;  yellow,  wdth  a  brown  central 
line. 

Thorax. — Pronohim ;  anterior  margin  concave,  anterior  angles  a 
little  produced  and  cut  off  obliquely  behind  the  eyes ;  sides  widely 
divergent,  nearly  straight ;  hinder  angles  a  little  produced,  very 
obtuse  ;  hinder  sides  a  little  rounded,  deflected ;  posterior  margin 
slightly  concave ;  disk  convex,  prominent  within  the  hinder  angles, 
in  front  with  a  narrow,  transverse,  smooth  space,  curving  towards 
the  anterior  angles ;  punctures  rather  close.  ScuteUum ;  the  base 
convex,  with  a  transverse  black  patch  ;  the  punctures  beyond  the 
base  distant.  Elytra  :  Corium ;  anterior  margin  at  the  base  a  little 
incrassated ;  posterior  margin  straight,  outwardly  slightly  incras- 
sated  ;  the  punctures  within  the  anterior  margin  stronger  and  closer 
than  the  others  ;  Membrane  light  brown,  transparent,  with  6  prin- 
cipal nerves,  of  which  the  8  outer  ones  spring  from  a  curved  cross 
nerve  ;  transversely  are  two  fuscous  bands,  the  1st  near  the  base,  the 
2nd  beyond  the  middle,  arising  from  a  large  fuscous  spot  on  the 
anterior  margin,  the  colour  also  extending  down  the  2nd  and  3rd 
nerves  to  the  posterior  margin,  but  these  bands  are  sometimes 
partly  or  wholly  wanting.  Wings  diaphanous,  with  a  greenish 
metallic  lustre.  Lefjs  ochreous  ;  tihicc  ochreous  or  greenish,  with 
fine  short  hairs  ,  tarsi  ochreous. 


RAPHIGASTRIDiE.  103 

Abdomen  above  black  ;  on  the  middle  of  the  4th  segment  2  slight' 
longitudinal  keels,  divided  and  bounded  by  a  furrow ;  on  the  5th  and 
6th  segments  a  stronger  keel ;  Connexivwn  yellow,  6th  segment  red, 
the  fore  and  hinder  edges  of  each  segment  black  ;  the  posterior 
outer  angle  of  the  6th  segment  in  the  $  is  obtuse,  in  the  $  acute. 
Genital  segments :  in  the  $  the  2ud  is  black  and  obtusely  ointed ; 
in  the  $  the  3rd  is  red  (as  also  is  the  3rd  abdominal  segment),  the 
posterior  margin  deeply  but  widely  notched.  Underside  deep 
ochreous  or  reddish ;  the  spine  reaching  to  the  2nd  pair  of  eoxse  ; 
Sti(/fnata  black. 

Length,  S^ — 4-  lines. 

Common  on  birches,  in  May  and  September. 

De  Geer,  in  his  'Memoires'  (1.  c),  gives  a  very  interesting 
account  of  the  affectionate  care  bestowed  by  a  female  of  this  species 
upon  a  numerous  brood  of  young  ones,  exactly  after  the  manner  of 
a  hen  with  her  chickens  ;  adding  that  Modeer  had  observed  it  was 
principally  against  the  attacks  of  the  male  that  the  mother  defended 
her  young.  Succeeding  authors  have  quoted  De  Geer  without,  appa- 
rently, having  seen  the  fact  stated.  But  Mr.  E.  Parfitt,  of  Exeter, 
has  sent  us  a  female  of  this  species,  with  several  young  ones  gummed 
on  to  the  same  card,  and  the  following  account  of  them  : 

"  When  I  first  saw  the  mother  sitting  in  bright  sunshine  in  the 
midst  of  her  progeny  on  a  birch  leaf,  I  was  much  struck  with  the 
happy  appearance  of  the  family ;  it  reminded  me  at  once  of  the 
aftection  I  had  seen  evinced  by  female  Forjiculcs  for  their  young. 
The  mother  would  occasionally  get  up  and  look  around  her,  appa- 
rently to  see  if  any  enemy  were  approaching,  and  if  all  was  quiet 
she  would  sit  down  again.  "When  disturbed  by  anytliing,  for  in- 
stance, by  a  bit  of  stick,  with  which  I  touched  a  young  one,  the  mother 
directly  came  to  its  rescue,  putting  her  autennae  down  to  the  little 
thing  and  drawing  them  over  it.  If  that  did  not  do,  she  would 
walk  round  it  and  endeavour  to  protect  it.  I  repeated  the  experi- 
ment with  some  of  the  other  young  ones,  to  see  if  it  was  really 
afl'ection  I  had  witnessed,  and  she  repeated  very  nearly  the  same 
conduct,  now  and  then  placing  a  leg  over  it.  Altogether  the  little 
creature  showed  great  excitement,  and  by  running  round  them  ap- 
peared exceedingly  anxious  about  her  little  charges ;  indeed,  I  never 
before  saw  sucli  affection  exhibited  by  any  insect.  And  I  must  add 
that  I  certainly  felt  a  pang  at  taking  the  lives  of  these  creatures, 


104.  SCUTATINA. 

although  if  I  had  not  doue  so,  it  now  turns  out,  from  your  remark, 
the  verification  of  De  Geer's  observation  (which  I  had  never  seen) 
would  not  have  been  made." 


Species  2. — Acanthosoma  dentatum. 

CiMEX  DBNTATUS,  De  G.  Mem.  iii,  2G0,  7  (1773). 

—  H/EMAGASTEK,  Schrlc.  Eiiiim.  Iiis.  Aust.  270,  520  (1781). 

—  LiTUBATUS,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  114,  131  (1791) ;  S.  11. 170,  8-4  (1S03) ; 

Fall.  Hem.   Suec.  24,  4  (1829);    ZelL  Ins.  Lap. 
259,  3  (1840). 

—  coLLARis,  Fab.  S.  U.  170,  83  (1803). 
Pentatoma  Stolli,  Le  P.  et  Serv.  Euc.  x,  53,  2  (1825). 
AcANXUOSOMA  H.EMATOGASTEU,  Bum.  Hanb.  ii,  360,4(1835);  Koleii. 

Mel.  Eut.  iv,  59,  187  (1816). 

—  H.EMAGASTEU,  H.  Schf.    Nom.  Ent.  i,  57   (1835) ;  Sahib. 

Geoc.  Een.  32,  1  (1848). 

—  DENTATUM,  Ball.  Trans.  Eat.  Soc.  i,  n.  s.  Ill,  2  (1851)  ; 

Curt.    Traus.  Ent.  Soc.  i,  n.   s.   271,   2 
(1852) ;  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  101,  2  (1860). 
Elasmostethus  dentatus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  328,  1  (1861). 

Elliptic,  angulated  in  front,  slightly  shining,  finely  black-punctured, 
ochreous  or  greenish  on  i\iG pronoUi/m  and  corium,  with  the  hinder 
sides  of  the  pronotum,  the  clavus,  and  the  inner  and  posterior 
margins  of  the  corium,  broadly  blood-red  ;  abdomen  above  black  ; 
coniiexivum  yellow,  the  last  segment  and  in  the  ?  the  3rd  genital 
segment  red.     Underside  deep  ochreous ;  stigmata  black. 

Head  flat ;  Face  ;  central  lobe  longer  than  the  side  lobes,  depressed 
on  the  apex.  Antennce  ochreous  or  brownish,  last  two  joints  darker  ; 
1st  joint  long,  passing  beyond  tlie  liead  ;  3rd  subequal ;  2nd  a  little 
longer  than  the  3rd ;  5th  longer  than  the  2nd ;  4th  longer  than  the 
5th.  JEijes  rounded.  Ocelli  brown.  Bostrum  reaching  to  the  2nd 
pair  of  coxa>,  brownish,  the  end  piceous. 

Tliorax. — T?ronotum  narrow  in  front,  anterior  margin  concave,  angles 
a  little  produced  and  sinuate  behind  the  eyes  ;  sides  widely  divergent; 
nearly  straight ;  hinder  angles  a  little  produced,  very  obtuse,  rounded  ; 
hinder  sides  nearly  straight,  deflected ;  posterior  margin  slightly 
concave ;  disk  slightly  convex,  in  front  flat,  ochreous,  with  a  traus- 


RAPHIGASTRID.E.  105 

verse  smooth  space  ;  hiudwardly  greenish,  the  liiuder  angles  tipped 
with  black,  the  hinder  sides  broadly,  and  sometimes  the  posterior 
margin  narrowly,  blood-red.  Scutellum  flat,  greenish-ochreous,  the 
base  raised,  convex,  sometimes  greenish  or  reddish.  Elytra :  Corium 
ochreous  or  greenish ;  the  inner  and  posterior  margins  (also  the 
Clavus)  broadly  blood-red ;  posterior  margin  straight,  outwardly 
a  little  incrassated.  Membrane  transparent,  light  brown,  with  a 
fuscous,  triangular  spot  on  the  middle  of  the  anterior  margin  j 
of  the  7  nerves  the  4  outer  ones  spring  from  a  curved  cross  nerve 
derived  from  2  short  parallel  ones,  joined  at  their  base  and  forming 
a  cell.  Wings  diaphanous,  with  a  greenish,  metallic  lustre.  Legs 
ochreous ;  tihUe  greenish  ;  tarsi  brown. 

Abdomen  above  black,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  6th  segment 
narrowly  red  ;  on  the  middle  of  the  4th  segment  two  slight,  longitu- 
dinal diverging  keels  ;  between  them  and  on  each  side  a  slight  furrow  ; 
on  the  5th  segment  the  two  keels,  still  diverging,  are  continued, 
and  from  their  midst  a  stronger  keel  rises  and  is  continued  across 
the  6th  segment.  Coimexivum  yellow,  on  the  6th  segment  red, 
acutely  pointed  posteriorly.  In  the  ?  the  posterior  margin  of  the 
3rd  genital  segment  is  nearly  straight.  Underside  reddish-ochreous, 
the  points  of  the  6th  segment  red  ;  the  spine  reaching  to  the  second 
pair  of  coxse.     Stigmata  black. 

Length,  4i — 5i  lines. 

Common  on  birch  trees,  in  October. 


Species  3. — Acanthosoma  pictum. 

CiMEX  LiTUEATUs,   TFolf,  Ic.  Cim.  U,  t.  2,  fig.  14  (1800)?;  Fall.  Mou. 

Cim.   U,  4  (1807);    Hem.  Suec.  24,  4  (1829), 

uou  Fab. 
Acanthosoma  picta,  Newm.  Ent.  Mag.  i,  287  (1833). 

—  clypeata,  Bum.  Handb.  ii,  361,  7  (1835). 

—  LiTURATUM,    H.  Schf.    Nom.  Eut.  i,  57  (1835);   Ball. 

Trans.  Eut.  Soc.  i,  n.  s.  112,  3  (1851). 

—  PiCTiPENNE,  Curt.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  i,  n.  s.  271  (1852). 
Cypiiostethus  lituratus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  328  (1861). 

Elliptic,  long-angled  in  front,  glossy  apple-green,  delicately,  con- 
colorously  punctured ;  hinder  angles  of  the  pronotum  scarcely 
produced,  rounded ;    hinder  sides   broadly   blood-red.     Corium 


106  SCUTATINA. 

with  a  deep,  longittidiual  channel  along  the  1st  nerve,  outwardly 
green,  inwardly  pale  blood-red  and  black-punctured,  the  red 
colour  crossed  by  two  smooth  raised  spaces  and  two  fovege ;  Mem- 
Irane  diaphanous,  crossed  by  a  fuscous  band.  Abdomen  above 
black ;  Connexivum  green.  Underside  pale  apple-green,  delicately 
concolorously  crenate-punctate  ;  Stigmata  also  concolorous. 

Head  long,  angular,  slightly  convex ;  Face  ;  central  lobe  rather 
flattened  at  the  apex.  Antennae  green ;  the  3rd  and  4th  joints  at  the 
apex,  and  5th  entirely,  brown  ;  1st  not  reaching  beyond  the  head  ; 
5th  subequal ;  3rd  and  4th  each  a  little  longer,  subequal ;  2nd  a  little 
the  longest.  Eyes  not  prominent,  green.  Ocelli  reddish.  Rostrum 
reaching  beyond  the  3rd  pair  of  coxae. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum ;  anterior  margin  concave,  in  the  middle 
nearly  straight ;  angles  a  little  produced  and  cut  off  obliquely  behind 
the  eyes  ;  sides  divergent,  a  little  concave  ;  hinder  angles  but  little 
produced,  and  obtuse  ;  hinder  sides  nearly  straight,  much  deflected  5 
posterior  angles  acute,  depressed  ;  posterior  margin  slightly  concave ; 
disk  in  front  with  a  very  narrow  smooth  space,  the  ends  of  it  curving 
towards  the  anterior  angles.  Scutellum ;  the  base  convex,  black- 
punctured  ;  the  basal  angles  distinctly  pale  ;  posteriorly  with  the 
indication  of  a  central  keel.  Elytra :  Clavus  pale  blood-red,  con- 
colorously punctured ;  Corium  with  a  deep,  narrow  channel  along- 
side the  costal  nerve,  ending  abruptly  ;  anterior  to  the  channel  the 
colour  is  green  with  concolorous  punctures,  on  tlie  inner  side  of 
it  is  a  narrow  smooth  space  ;  the  rest  of  the  corium  pale  blood-red, 
with  close  black  punctures  ;  across  the  red  portion  are  two  broad, 
smooth,  raised  spaces,  the  first  going  to  the  end  of  the  clavus,  the 
second  going  J'ro)n  the  end  of  the  channel ;  between  them  a  wide  fovea 
and  another  at  the  end  of  the  channel ;  posterior  margin  outwardly 
broadly  rounded,  incrassated  ;  Memlrane  diaphanous,  with  5  nerves, 
the  3  outer  ones  undulating  at  the  base  and  joined  together  by  a 
slender  cross  nerve,  which  forms  2  cells ;  across  the  centre  a  fuscous 
band,  a  spot  at  the  inner  basal  angle  and  another  on  the  2nd  outer 
nerve  of  the  same  colour.     JLeys  green  ;  tarsi  piceous-bluck. 

Abdomen  above  black  ;  in  the  centre  of  the  4th  segment  a  wide, 
shallow  furrow,  bordered  by  several  minute  striae ;  upon  the  5th  and 
6th  segments  a  slight  keel ;  Connexivum ;  the  side  of  the  last  segment 
prolonged  and  acute  in  both  sexes.  Genital  segments  ;  in  the  $  none 
are  visible  from  above ;  beneath,  the  2nd  segment  has  the  posterior 


UAPHIGASTRID^.  107 

margin  concave,  with  a  tuft  of  hairs  in  the  centre,  and  the  sides  pro- 
duced into  a  small,  obtuse  tooth,  not  reaching  so  far  as  the  point  of 
the  connexivum  ;  in  the  9  above,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  green 
3rd  segment  is  nearly  straight,  notched  in  tlie  centre,  and  there 
spotted  black,  the  sides  rounded  off  within  the  points  of  the  con- 
nexivum. Underside  entirely  pale  apple-green,  delicately  con- 
colorously  crenate-punctate  ;  the  Stigmata  concolorous. 

Length,  4^  to  4J  lines. 

Common  on  juniper  bushes,  in  autumn  and  spring. 


Species  4. AcANTHOSOMA  HiEMORRIIOIDALE. 


CiJiKx  H^MOBRHoiDALE,  Li?i.  F.  S.  248,  925  (1761) ;  S.  N.  720,  35 
(1767);  Be  G.  Mem.  iii,  254,  3,  pi.  14, 
fig.  7  (1773);  Schrk.  r.  B.  ii,  70,  1099 
(1801);  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  98,  76  (1794);  S.  R. 
160,  27  (1803);  Don.  Brit.  Ins.  vii,  5,  pi. 
218,  fig.  2  (1798) ;  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  10,  t.  1. 
fig.  10  aSOO) ;  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  44,  3  (1807) ; 
Hem.  Suec.  23,  3  (1829). 

CiMEX  PABULixus,  Harris,  Exp.  Eng.  Ins.  88,  pi.  26,  fig.  2,  (1776). 

ACANTHOSOMA    H^MOKRHOIDALE,     Curt.    B.    E.    1,    28    (1821)  ;     H.    Scllf. 

Nom.   Ent.  i,   57    (1835);    Burm. 

Handb.  ii,  360,  3  (1835)  ;  Am.  el 

aS^/t.  Hem.  154,  1    (1843);  Kolen. 

Mel  Ent.  iv,  58,  186  (1846) ;  Ball. 

Trans.  Ent.   Soc.    i,   n.  s.  110,  1 

(1851);  Flor,   Rbyn.  Liv.  i,  99,  1 

(1860). 
Pentatoma  H.EMORKHOIDALIS,  Le  P.  et  Serv.  Enc.  x,  53,  1  (1825). 
Clinocoris  —  Halui,    Wanz.     ii,     71,    t.   52,    fig.  158 

(1831). 
AcAXTiiosoMA  —  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem,  327  (1861). 

EUiptic,  angled  in  front,  slightly  shining,  ochreous  or  greenish, 
strongly  black-punctured ;  hinder  angles  of  the  pronotum  much 
produced ;  underside  ochreous  or  reddish-ochreous. 

Head  flat,  finely  punctured  ;  Face ;    margins   of  the  side   lobes 
rather  incrassated  ;  central  lobe  longer  than  the  side  lobes,  depressed 


108  SCUTATINA. 

on  the  apex.  Antennce  pitcliy-browu  ;  1st  joint  long,  passing  far 
beyond  the  head ;  2nd  nearly  a«  long  as  the  1  st ;  3rd  not  so  long  as 
2ud ;  4th  as  long  as  the  1st ;  5th  as  long  aa  the  2nd.  Eyes  not  pro- 
minent, seen  from  above  triangnlar.  Ocelli  reddish.  Rostrum 
reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of  coxa3,  yellow,  with  a  central  brown  hne. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  reddish-ochreous  or  greenish ;  anterior  margin 
concave,  anterior  angles  cut  off  obliquely  behind  the  eyes ;  sides 
widely  divergent,  concave  ;  hinder  angles  produced  into  a  wide,  pro- 
jecting, obtuse  spine ;  hinder  sides  long,  much  sinuate  ;  posterior 
margin  concave ;  disk  with  the  punctures  distant ;  in  front  flat,  on 
the  1st  third  a  transverse,  smooth,  generally  interrupted  space  ; 
hindwardly  convex,  hinder  angles  slightly  recurved,  reddish,  the 
produced  apex  piceous  or  bltick.  Scutellum,  except  the  apex,  margi- 
nate ;  ochreous  or  reddish-ochreous  ;  punctures  distant.  Elytra : 
Corium  greenish-ochreous,  punctured  finer  and  thicker  than  the 
pronotum  or  scutellum ;  anterior  margin  incrassated  ;  posterior 
margin  straight,  incrassated  ;  Memhrane  light  brovra.,  with  7  nerves, 
and  a  cross-nerve  at  the  base  forming  2  cells.  Wings  coloured  like 
the  membrane.  Sternum :  legs  ochreous,  with  very  short  hairs ; 
tarsi  piceous. 

Abdomen  above,  on  the  last  segments,  with  a  central  keel,  which 
is  channeled  in  the  centre  ;  1st  3  segments  black,  margins  yellow; 
4th  and  5th  the  same,  but  in  addition  a  large  yellowish  spot  in  the 
centre  or  with  the  anterior  portion  entirely  yellowish-red  ;  6th  seg- 
ment, in  the  $  red,  with  two  or  three  black  spots;  in  the  $  entirely 
red ;  Connexivum  yellow,  on  the  6th  segment  red,  or  entirely  red. 
Genital  segments  :  in  the  $  the  2nd  has  the  sides  produced  beyond  the 
obtuse  ends  of  the  6th  abdominal  segment  into  an  acute  red  spine ; 
in  the  $  the  3rd  segment  is  a  broad,  red,  recurved  plate,  projecting 
beyond  the  acute  ends  of  the  6th  abdominal  segment. 

Length,  7  lines. 

Common  on  birch  trees,  in  September. 


COREINA.  109 

Section  2.—C0REINJ^ 

Family  L— COREIDtE. 

Ge?ms  1. — Syromastes,  Lafr. 
Broad,  stout,  elliptic. 

Head. — Croion  quadrangular,  horizontal ;  at  the  end,  between  the 
antennae,  with  two  small  spines  pointing  inwards ;  Face  triangular, 
small,  vertical,  the  base  only  of  the  central  lobe  visible  from  above. 
Antennce :  tubercle  short,  broad,  inserted  at  the  end  of  the  crown 
on  the  outer  side  ;  1st  joint  trigonate,  long,  strong,  curving  out- 
wardly, the  base  attached  to  the  tubercle  by  a  petiole  on  the  outer 
side  ;  2nd  and  3rd  joints  cyHndrical,  longer  than  the  1st ;  2nd  longer 
than  the  3rd ;  4th  fusiform,  shorter  than  the  1st,  thicker  than  the 
2nd  or  3rd.  Eyes  rather  large,  roixnd,  inserted  on  the  sides  of  the 
head,  near  the  base.  Ocelli  equally  distant  from  the  eyes  and  each 
other,  prominent.  Bostnim  strong,  reaching  beyong  the  2nd  pair 
of  coxae,  1st  and  2nd  joints  long  ;  base  in  a  deep  channel,  the  sides 
of  which  are  in  front  abruptly  produced,  hindwardly  rounded. 

Thorax. — Pronofum  hexangular,  greatly  deflected  in  front ;  an- 
terior margin  nearly  straight,  not  wider  than  the  head  ;  sides  widely 
divergent,  very  sinuate,  raised,  hindwardly  reflexed,  and  then  pro- 
duced into  a  very  broad,  horizontal  angle  ;  hinder  sides  long, 
straight,  produced  and  rounded  posteriorly  ;  posterior  margin  wide, 
across  the  scvitellum  straight ;  disk  in  front  depressed,  hindwardly 
convex,  posteriorly  with  a  transverse  ridge  longer  than  the  base  of 
the  scutellum.  Scutellum  horizontal,  flat,  short,  triangiilar.  Elytra 
not  so  long  as  the  abdomen ;  Corium  with  the  nerves  fine ;  Mem- 
hrane  filled  with  a  network  of  nerves,  which  (except  2  or  3  at  the 
inner  basal  angle)  diverge  from  a  cross  nerve  near  the  corium,  the 
space  intervening  forming  a  large  cell.  Sternum  with  a  narrow 
rostral  channel,  deepest  on  the  metasternum  ;  hinder  margin  of  the 
Metasternum  much  produced  over  the  abdomen.  Legs  strong  ; 
thighs  greatly,  but  gradually,  incrassated ;  on  the  underside  with  a 
channel,  of  which  the  edges  are  beset  with  very  short  blunt  spines  ; 
tibi(B  on  the  upperside  wdth  a  narrow  channel ;  tarsi ;  the  1st 
joint  as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd  together. 

*  Page  16. 


110  COREINA. 

Abdomen  above  flat ;  the  last  segment  in  the  ^  posteriorly 
broadly  rounded ;  in  the  $  the  posterior  margin  deeply  concave ; 
beneath  very  convex  within  the  connexivum ;  the  last  segment,  in 
both  sexes,  retracted  and  posteriorly  deeply  cut  out.  Connexivum  not 
covered  by  the  elytra,  reflexed,  very  broad,  gradually  widened  and 
then  narrowed,  ending  in  a  short,  subacute  point.  Genital  segments 
in  the  $  not  visible  from  above,  but  beneath  one,  elliptic  and 
convex,  projects  through  the  last  abdominal  segment ;  in  the  ?,  on 
the  upper  side,  two  segments  are  visible,  short,  and  not  so  wide  as 
the  last  abdominal  segment,  their  posterior  margins  concave,  of  the 
last  one  so  much  so  as  to  form  2  obtuse  points,  which  project  beyond 
the  last  abdominal  segment ;  on  the  underside  the  last  segment  is 
reflexed  posteriorly,  and  the  anterior  margin  in  the  centre  is  covered 
by  the  cap-like  1st  segment,  at  the  sides  of  which  only  the  pro- 
jecting points  of  the  2nd  segment  are  visible. 


/Species  1. — Syromastes  margin atus. 

CiMEX  MARGiNATus,  Lifi.  T.  S.  923,  (1761);  S.  N.  i,  719,  28  (1767); 
Scop.  Ent.  Carn,  124,  363  (1763) ;  Rossi,  F.  E. 
ii,  231,  1301  (1790);  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  126,  1 
(1794) ;  TfW,  Ic.  Cim.  20,  t.  3,  fig.  20  (ISOO). 

—  AURiCTJLATUS,  Be  G.  Mem.  iii,  272,  17  (1773). 
CoBEUs  VENATOE,  Cogb.  111.  Ic.  ii,  82.  t.  19,  fig.  7  (1801). 

—  MAKGiNATUs,  Fab.  S.  R.  192,  6  (1803) ;  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  56,  1 

(1807);  Hem.  Suec.  36,  1  (1829);  Sckill.Beitr. 
38,  1,  t.  4,  fig.  1  (1829) ;  ZelL  P.  Ins.  Lap.  i, 
466,  1  (1832) ;  Ua/in,  Wanz.  ii,  102,  t.  61,  fig. 
185  (1834);    //.  Sc/if.  Norn.  Ent.   41   (1835); 
Pa>i2.  F.  G.,  117, 11  (1335) ;  Zell.  Ins.  Lap.  261, 
1  (1840);  Ramb.  F.  And.  ii,  137,  9  (1842), 
Syromastes  MARGINATUS,  Lair.  Gen.  iii,  118,  ]  (1801) ;  Burm.  Handb. 
ii,  315,  4  (1835) ;  H.Sc/if.  Wanz.  iv,  1. 141, 
fig.  443  (1839)  ;  Am.  el  Serv.  Hem.  207,  1 
(1843) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  228  (1861). 
GoNOCERirs  —  Koleti.  Mel.  Ent.  ii,  51,  11  (1845). 

Syromastes   (Syromastes)   marginatus,   Flor,  Rhyu.  Liv.  i,  172,  2 

(1860). 

Light  or  dark  brown,  dull,  very  finely  black-punctured  through- 
out,    Antennce :  1st  joint  brown,  punctured,  and  finely  but  roughly 


COREIN^.  Ill 

granulated;  2nd  and  3rd  red;  4th  black.  Eyfis  and  Ocelli  hrown. 
Elytra  :  Membrane  brown,  shining.  Underside  entirely  brown, 
shaded,  very  finely  black-punctured.  Legs:  tliighs  dark  brown  by 
reason  of  the  close  black  punctures  on  a  light  bi'own  ground ;  tihice 
and  tarsi  reddish. 

Length,  54— 6|-  lines. 

Common  on  various  plants,  in  autumn. 


Genus  2. — Enoplops,  Am.  et  Serv. 
Broad,  stout,  oval. 

Head. — Croirn  quadrangular,  nearly  horizontal,  convex,  with  a 
fine  depressed  line  down  the  centre,  the  end  produced  at  each 
side  into  a  stout,  short  lobe,  which  is  externally  furnished  with  a 
short,  out-curving  spine  ;  Face  very  small,  narrow,  recurved  under 
the  crown ;  the  central  lobe  inserted  between  the  terminal  lobes  of 
the  crown,  raised,  and  projecting  beyond  them,  so  that,  viewed  from 
above,  it  appears  as  a  deflected  spine ;  on  its  upper  surface  are  3 
small  tubercles.  Antennce :  tubercle  very  short,  broad,  inserted  at 
the  end  of  the  terminal  lobes  of  the  crown  ;  1st  joint  very  stout, 
trigonate,  long,  curved  outwards,  base  truncate,  attached  to  the 
tubercle  by  a  veiy  short  petiole,  produced  from  the  outer  side  only;  2nd 
joint  longer  than  the  3rd,  almost  cylindrical ;  3rd  joint  longer  than 
the  1st,  not  quite  so  long  as  the  2nd,  base  round,  the  rest  trigonate  ; 
4th  joint  fusiform,  shorter  than  the  1st,  much  thicker  than  the  2nd 
and  3rd.  Eyes  moderate,  round,  inserted  on  the  sides  of  the  head, 
near  the  base.  Ocelli  equally  distant  from  the  eyes  and  each  other, 
prominent.  Nostrum  strong,  reaching  beyond  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae  ; 
1st  and  2nd  joints  long ;  base  in  a  short,  deep  channel,  of  which  the 
sides  are  produced,  rounded  before  and  behind. 

TJiorax. — Pronotum  hexangular,  greatly  deflected  ;  in  front  wider 
than  the  head,  anterior  margin  concave,  the  exterior  angles  pro- 
duced into  short  spines ;  sides  widely  divergent,  very  sinuate,  in 
front  minutely  dentate,  hiudwardly  gi'eatly  raised,  and  rather 
expanded ;  hinder  sides  long,  with  a  deep,  angular  notch,  near  the 
upper  end,  posteriorly  gradually  rounded  into  the  long  posterior 
margin  ;  disk,  in  front  concave,  hindwardly  (within  the  broad  hinder 
angles)  convex,  posteriorly  with  a  transverse  ridge  longer  than  the 
base  of  the  scuteUum.     Scutellum  horizontal,  flat,  short,  triangular. 


112  COREINA. 

Elytra  not  so  long  as  the  abdomen  ;  Cormm  with  the  nerves  fine  ; 
Membrane  filled  with  a  network  of  nerves  arranged  as  in  Si/ro- 
mastes.  Sternum  with  a  shallow  rostral  channel,  deeper  and  wider 
on  the  metasternum  ;  posterior  margin  of  the  Metasternum  produced 
over  the  abdomen.  Le(/s  strong  ;  thighs  not  incrassated  in  the 
middle,  without  a  channel  beneath,  unarmed ;  8rd  pair  angulated  ; 
tihicB  with  a  fine  depressed  line  on  the  upper  side  ;  tarsi,  with  the  1st 
joint  as  long  as  the  other  two  together. 

Abdomen  above  flat,  the  last  segment  with  the  posterior  margin 
in  the  $  slightly  concave  and  bisinuate  ;  in  the  ?  deejily  concave, 
beneath  very  convex  within  the  connexivum,  the  last  segment 
with  the  posterior  margin  deeply  cut  out.  Con7iexivum  not 
covered  by  the  elytra,  reflexed,  very  broad,  gradually  widened  and 
then  narrowed,  the  last  segment  a  little  constricted  in  the  centre  and 
ending  in  a  long,  obtuse  point.  Genital  segments  as  in  Syromastes, 
but  in  the  9  '^1^^  ^^^^  segment  is  posteriorly  produced  into  two 
long,  broad  points,  which  scarcely  project  further  than  the  points 
of  the  connexivum. 


Species  1. — Enoplops  Scapha. 

CouEUs  ScApnA,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  127,  2  (1794)  ;    S.  R.  193,  9  (1803) ; 

Coqb.   111.  Ic.  ii,  82,  t.  19,  fig.  5  (1799)  ;   Wolff,  Ic. 

Cim.  69,  t.  7,  fig.  66  (1801) ;  Curt.  B.  E.  iv,  pi.  174 

(1827);  Schill.  Beitr.   39,   2,  t.  4,   fig.  2   (1829); 

Hahn,  Wanz.  ii,  103,  t.  61,  fig.  186  (1834) ;  H.  Schf. 

Panz.  r.  G.  116,  9  (1835) ;  Norn.  Ent.l,  41  (1835)  ; 

Ramb.  F.  And.  ii,  138,  10  (1842)  ;  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent. 

ii,  49,  7  (1845). 
Syromastes  Scapha,  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  315,  3  (1835). 
Enoplops  Scapha,  Am.  et  Sen.  Hem.  208,  1  (1843) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem. 

230,  1  (1861). 
Syromastes  (Enoplops)  Scapha,  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  171,  1  (1860). 

Above  ochreous,  entirely  covered  with  fine  black  punctures,  so  that 
the  colour  appears  dull  fuscous. 

Head  black,  closely  punctured,  the  lateral  margins  and  anterior 
spine  whitish.  Antennce :  1st  joint  black,  finely  rugose-punctate, 
beneath  ochreous,  black-pimctured  ;  2nd  red  ;  3rd,  the  base  red, 
the  rest  black ;  4th  black.  Eyes  and  Ocelli  bi'own.  Eostrum 
piceoug. 


COREID^.  113 

Thorax. — Pronotum,  lateral  margins  whitish.  Elytra  :  Corium  ; 
anterior  margin  at  the  base  narrowly  whitish ;  Membrane  brown, 
shining.  Sternmn  ochreous,  sparingly  black-punctured ;  Mesosternum 
in  the  centre,  black.  Legs  ochreous  ;  thighs  with  large,  confluent 
black  spots,  more  distinctly  marked  beneath  ;  tihice  finely  haired,  a 
row  of  small  black  spots  beneath,  the  extremity  piceous  ;  tarsi 
piceous,  1st  joint  at  the  base  ochreous. 

Abdomen  above,  in  the  centre,  yellow,  the  sides  black  ;  Connexivum 
black,  with  a  small  yellow  spot  close  to  the  outer  margin  of  each 
segment,  larger  on  the  6th.  Underside  ochreous,  very  finely 
punctured,  both  concolorously  and  black,  with  a  row  of  small 
black  spots  on  the  anterior  and  posterior  margins  of  each  segment, 
and  two  large  black  spots  on  each  side  of  the  centre  of  the  2nd  and 
3rd  segments ;  the  sides  of  the  abdomen  and  the  whole  of  the  con- 
nexivum  more  or  less  fuscous  by  reason  of  the  close  black  punc- 
tures.    Stigmata  small,  yellow,  with  a  black  centre. 

Length,  5 — 6  lines. 

Local.  Folkestone  ;  Scarborough,  on  Ononis,  &c.  {T.  WiUcinson)  ; 
from  July  to  September ;  Charmouth  and  Tenby  {Dale)  ;  Nev/castle- 
ou-Tyne  (Hancock'). 


Genus  3. — Gonocerus,  Lafr. 

Elongate,  elliptic,  a  little  widened  posteriorly. 

Head. — Crown  elongate,  quadrangular,  a  little  deflected,  rather 
convex,  with  a  central  depressed  line,  the  end  produced  into  two 
short,  broad  lobes,  of  which  the  oiiter  angles  are  oblique  and  without 
spines  ;  Face  small,  triangular,  deflected  more  than  the  crown,  the 
central  lobe  longest,  raised,  narrow,  and  pointed,  its  base  between 
the  terminal  lobes  of  the  crown,  with  a  depression  on  each  side. 
Anfennce ;  tubercle  very  small  and  flat,  inserted  at  the  end  of  the 
crown  on  the  outer  side  ;  1st  joint  stout,  trigonate,  long,  curved 
outwards,  the  base  narrower,  not  petiolated ;  2nd  and  3rd  trigo- 
nate, narrower  than  the  1st ;  2nd  much  longer  than  the  1st  and 
a  little  longer  than  the  3rd;  4th  fusiform,  shorter  than  the  1st. 
Eyes  large,  rounded,  prominent,  inserted  rather  below  the  middle  of 
the  sides  of  the  head.  Ocelli  small,  prominent,  equally  distant 
from  the  eyes  and  each  other.     Rostrum  reaching  the  8rd  pair  of 


114 


COREINA. 


coxae,  slender,  the  base  in  a  short  channel,  of  which  the  sides  are 
produced,  but  rounded. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  hexangular,  almost  8-sided,  greatly  deflected 
in  front ;  anterior  margin  not  wider  than  the  head,  a  little  concave  ; 
sides  divergent,  concave,  hindwardly  much  raised  and  rather  ex- 
panded ;  hinder  sides  short,  straight ;  jDosterior  margin,  across  the 
base  of  the  scutellum,  straight,  extended  upwards  to  the  hinder  sides 
almost  in  a  straight  line ;  disk  in  front  and  centre  depressed,  rising 
in  a  curve  to  the  hinder  angles,  posteriorly  deflected,  with  a  ridge 
longer  than  the  base  of  the  scutellum.  Scutellum  horizontal,  flat, 
short,  triangular.  Elytra  not  so  long  aa  the  abdomen  ;  Membrane 
filled  with  fine  anastomosing  nerves,  w^hich  (except  3  at  the 
inner  basal  angle)  proceed  from  a  cross  nerve  near  the  corium, 
the  space  there  left  forming  a  narrow,  angulated  cell.  Sternum 
with  a  rostral  channel  deepest  on  the  metasternum.  Legs  moderate ; 
tliighs  not  incrassated,  unarmed  ;  tihice  outwardly  with  a  fine  de- 
pressed line. 

Abdomen  above  flat,  beneath  convex ;  Connexivum  moderate, 
reflexed,  covered  by  the  elytra,  not  widened  in  the  centre.  Genital 
segments  as  in  Syromastes,  but  on  the  upperside,  in  the  $  ,  the  2 
visible  segments  are  both  extended  beyond  the  points  of  the  con- 
nexivum, and  the  last  is  posteriorly  produced  (as  in  Enoplops) 
into  2  broad,  flat  points. 

Species  1. — Gonocerus  venator. 

CoREUS  VENATOR,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  128,  4  (1794);  S.  R.  194,  12  (1803); 
Wolf,  Ic.  Cim.  21,  t.  3,  fig.  21  (1800);  Schill. 
Beitr.  40,  4  (1S29) ;  H.  Schf.  Panz.  F.  G.  116,  15 
(1835). 

—  cHLOKOTicus,  L.  Duf.  Recli.  35,  2  (3  827). 

Gonocerus  venator,  Burm.  Haiidb.  ii,  311,  1  (1835);    Am.  et  Sen. 

Hem.  239,  3  (1843) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  229, 

3  (1861). 
CoREUS  CRUDUS,  Newfii.  Ent.  Mag.  v,  174  (1838). 

—  (Gonocerus)  venator,  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  ii,  51,  9  (1845). 

Light  brown,  dull,  very  finely  black-punctured  throughout. 
Antennce  red-brown,  finely  concolorously  punctured.  Eyes  brown. 
Ocelli  red.  Itostrtcm  yellow,  the  end  piceous.  Elytra  ;  Membrane 
dark  brown,  shining.      Underside  entirely  flavous,   with   concolorous 


COREID^.  115 

and  black,  fine  punctures.     Legs  flavous  ;  tihics  at  the  ends,  and  the 
tarsi  red-brown. 

Length,  6 — Q\  lines. 

Not  common.     Box  Hill,  Surrey,  on  box  trees,  in  May. 

Genus  4. — Verlusia,  Spin. 

Narrow  and  angulated  in  front,  broader  behind,  and  angulated  at 
the  sides  of  the  abdomen. 

Head. — Croivn  long,  quadrangular,  horizontal,  slightly  convex, 
with  a  fine  depressed  line  down  the  centre,  the  end  produced  at  each 
side  into  a  short  lobe  ;  Face  narrow  ;  central  lobe  inserted  between 
the  terminal  lobes  of  the  crown,  raised,  projecting  forwards  and 
downwards,  so  that,  viewed  from  above,  it  appears  as  a  deflected 
spine  ;  on  its  upper  surface  are  2  small  tubercles  ;  side  lobes  small, 
compressed,  retracted  under  the  crown.  AnteniKs;  tubercle  very 
small,  flat,  inserted  at  the  end  of  the  terminal  lobes  of  the  crown ; 
1st  joint  stout,  long,  trigonal,  curving  outwards  ;  base  truncate, 
attached  to  the  tubercle  by  a  short,  stout  petiole  produced  from  its 
outer  side  only  ;  2nd  and  3rd  joints  cylindrical,  each  longer  and 
more  slender  than  the  1st,  the  3rd  longer  than  the  2ud ;  4th  joint 
fusiform,  shorter  than  but  as  broad  as  the  1st.  Eyes  moderate,  pro- 
minent, inserted  below  the  middle  of  the  sides  of  the  head.  Ocelli 
small,  nearer  to  each  other  than  to  the  eyes.  Eostrum  slender, 
reaching  beyond  the  2nd  pair  of  coxse,  the  1st  2  joints  longest, 
subequal ;  rostral  channel  short,  the  sides  produced,  rounded  be- 
hind. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  hexangular  (almost  8-sided)  ;  anterior  margin 
a  little  wider  than  the  head,  concave,  the  angles  slightly  produced  ; 
sides  widely  divergent,  slightly  concave  ;  hinder  angles  pointed, 
slightly  raised  and  expanded ;  hinder  sides  long,  at  first  shortly 
produced  and  angulated  ;  posterior  margin,  across  the  scutellum, 
straight ;  disk  flat,  in  front  depressed,  close  to  the  posterior  margin, 
with  a  Slight  transverse  ridge.  Scutellum  horizontal,  flat,  short, 
triangular.  Elytra  as  long  as  the  abdomen  ;  Clavus  deflected 
towards  the  corium  ;  Corium  raised  in  the  centre,  anterior  margin 
slightly  reflexed,  posterior  margin  sinuate  ;  Membrane  filled  with 
anastomosing  nerves,  which,  except  3  or  4  at  the  inner  basal  angle, 
arise  from  a  cross  nerve,  leaving  between  it  and  the  posterior  margin 


116  COREINA. 

of  tlie  corium  a  long  narrow  cell.     Sternum  with  a  rostral  channel, 
deepest  ou  the  metasternnni.     Legs  slender. 

Abdomen  above  concave ;  the  last  segment  in  the  (^  broadly 
rounded  behind,  with  a  wide,  shallow  notch  in  the  centre  ;  in  the  ? 
the  posterior  margin  deeply  concave,  produced  exteriorly  into  a  point. 
Underside  convex,  the  6th  segment  retracted  and  squarely  cut  out 
for  the  reception  of  the  genital  segments.  Connexivmn  not  covered 
by  the  elytra,  very  broad  in  the  centre,  reflexed  in  a  curve,  forming 
a  thin,  triangular  plate ;  on  the  margin  with  a  small  triangular 
notch  at  the  junction  of  the  4th  and  5th  and  5th  and  6th  segments. 
Genital  segments  in  the  ^J  not  visible  above,  but  beneath  one  is  seen 
projecting  through  the  last  abdominal  segment,  long,  convex,  and 
posteriorly  rounded.  In  the  $ ,  above,  the  last  2  segments  are 
visible,  both  projecting  far  beyond  the  points  of  the  connexiviim ; 
the  former  with  its  posterior  margin  very  concave,  on  each  side 
produced  into  a  lanceolate  point ;  the  latter  also  produced  posteriorly 
into  2  lanceolate  points,  so  that,  including  the  points  of  the  con- 
nexivum,  the  body  ends  in  6  points  :  on  the  underside  the  3  seg- 
ments are  visible,  the  1st  small,  convex,  and  cap-like,  resting  pos- 
teriorly on  the  3rd  segment ;  at  its  sides  the  broad  points  of  the 
2nd  segment  project  from  under  the  last  abdominal  segment ;  the 
3rd  segment  projects  from  below  the  1st  in  the  form  of  a  concave 
plate  with  a  ridge  in  the  centre,  and  is  posteriorly  pointed,  as  on 
the  upperside. 


Species  1. — Verlusia  rhombea. 

CiMEx  EHOMBEus,  Liti.  S.  N.  1,  718,  22  (1767). 

AcANTHiA  KHOMBEA,  Rossi,  F.  E.  ii,  226,  12S7  (1790). 

COREUS   KHOMBEUS  et   QUADRATUS,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  1 32,  19  &  20  (1791) ; 

S.  R.  199.  35  &  86  (1803). 

Lyg^us  quadkatus,  Coqb.  111.  Ic.  i,  37,  t.  9,  fig.  12  (1799J. 

CoREUS  —  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  70.  t.  7,  Hg.  67  (1801) ;  Fall.  Mon. 

Ciin.  56,  2  (1807);  Hem.  Suec.  36,  2  (1829); 
L.  Buf.  Rech.  35,  3  (1827) ;  Schill.  Beitr.  40,  3, 
t.  4,  fig.  3  (1S29) ;  H.  Schf.  Pauz.  F.  G.  118,  12 
(1835);  Ilahi,  Wauz.  ii.  104,  t.  6].  fig.  187 
(1839)  ;  Ramb.  F.  And.  ii,  137,  8  (1842). 
—        RUOMBEUS,  Le  p.  et  Serv.  Enc.  x,  59,  2  (1825). 

Syromastes  quadratus,  Burm.  llaiidb.  ii,  314,  1  (1835). 


COREID.E.  117 

Veklusia  qtjadrata,  Spin.  Hem.  147  (1837) ;  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  205, 

1  (1843). 
CoREUS  (Verltjsia)  quadratus,  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  ii,  50,  8  (1845). 
Verlusia  RHOJIBEA,  i^iV/i.  Europ.  Hem.  229,  2   (1861);  Sl°al,  K.   Vet. 
Akad.  Eorh.  204,  1  (1862). 

Dull   yellowish-brown;   above   entirely   but   very   minutely   black- 
punctured,  and  granidated. 

Sead  darker.  Antennce  ;  1st  joint  fuscous  or  dull  reddish,  finely 
punctate-granulate  ;  2nd  and  3rd  yellowish-red  ;  4th  black,  the  tip 
red.     SJyes  brown.    Ocelli  reddish.    Bostrum  ochreous,  tip  piceous. 

Thorax. — JPronotum  ;  sides  ochreous.  JElytra  ;  Jilembrane  hrown, 
shining.  Wings  pale  brown,  -svdth  darlter  nerves.  Legs  flavous; 
thighs  sometimes  darker. 

Abdomen  above  orange  ;  the  base  black,  and  a  row  of  black  spots 
down  each  side  ;  Connexivum  concolorous  with  the  elytra,  with 
small  black  spots  on  the  margin.  Underside  pale  ochreous  ;  the 
connexivum  and  sides  of  the  abdomen  pale  fuscous,  the  rest  of  the 
abdomen  with  large,  shallow,  concolorous  punctures. 

Length,  4^ — 5^-  lines. 

Not  rare.     On  various  trees  and  shrubs,  in  the  autumn. 


Genus  5. — Coreus,  Fab.,  Fieb. 
Elliptic,  narrow  and  angulated  in  front,  granulated. 

Head  with  small  distant  tubercles,  each  bearing  a  hair ;  Crown 
quadrangular,  very  convex,  rugose,  the  end  widened  at  each  side 
into  a  very  short,  outwardly  pointing  lobe,  within  which  the  tubercle 
of  the  antennae  is  hidden  ;  Face  broad,  quadrate,  deflected  ;  the 
central  lobe  narrow,  bearing  a  row  of  several  small  tubercles ;  side 
lobes  rounded  in  front.  Antennce  rather  short  and  stout,  granulated 
and  closely  beset  with  short  hairs,  which  are  very  thick  at  their 
base  ;  1st  and  4th  joints  thickest ;  the  1st  and  3rd,  in  length,  sub- 
equal  ;  the  2nd  and  4th  a  little  shorter  ;  the  4th  conical.  Eyes 
large,  round,  prominent,  iusei'ted  below  the  middle  of  the  sides  of 
the  head.  Ocelli  large,  prominent,  rather  nearer  to  each  other  than 
to  the  eyes.  Rostrum  reaching  beyond  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae,  2ud 
joint  longest;  the  channel  sides  produced,  short,  flat,  rounded  at 
each  end. 


118  COREJNA. 

Thorax. — Pronoium  deflected,  almost  flat,  subtrapeziform  ;  the 
sides  nearly  straight ;  hinder  angles  acute  and  slightly  raised  ;  the 
posterior  margin  rounded  at  the  ends ;  both  the  sides  and  the  pos- 
terior margin  as  far  as  the  scutellum,  set  with  strong  projecting 
spines,  each  with  a  hair  arising  before  its  apex ;  disk  rugose,  with 
very  short  obtuse  tubercles,  each  ending  with  a  hair ;  within  the 
posterior  margin  suddenly  deflected  towards  the  latter.  Scufellum 
horizontal,  small,  triangular ;  the  posterior  angle  prolonged ;  the 
sides  with  fine,  short  spines.  Elytra  as  long  as  the  abdomen ;  Clavus 
deflected  to  the  corium ;  Corium ;  the  anterior  margin  nearly 
straight,  reflexed  ;  the  1st  nerve  strong,  raised ;  the  disk  rugose- 
punctate  ;  Meonhrane  filled  with  nerves,  of  which  6  arise  from  a 
cross  nerve,  between  which  and  the  posterior  margin  of  the  corium 
is  left  a  wide  quadrangular  cell ;  beyond  their  origin  the  nerves  throw 
out  several  branches  and  cross  nervures.  Stermim  with  a  rostral 
channel,  deepest  on  the  ^ro-  and  metasternum.  Legs  short,  hinder 
thujlis  longest,  incrassate,  spined  on  the  underside;  tarsi;  the  1st 
joint  as  long  as  the  other  two  together. 

Abdomen  above  flat,  beneath  convex,  posteriorly  somewhat  ridged ; 
the  last  segment  deeply  cut  out,  roundly  in  the  ^ ,  angularly  in  the 
?  .  Connexivum  not  covered  by  the  elytra,  broad,  reflexed,  rounded ; 
on  the  margin  each  segment  j^roduced  into  a  small,  acute  tooth ; 
the  last  segment,  in  both  sexes,  posteriorly  produced  at  each  side 
into  a  broad  obtuse  spine,  which  is  nearly  straight  on  the  inner 
side.  Genital  segments ;  in  the  ^J  scarcely  visible  above ;  on  the 
underside  one  is  visible,  convex,  rounded,  ending  with  a  small 
tubercle.  In  the  ?  ,  above,  two  segments  are  seen,  the  1st  narrow, 
2nd  with  the  sides  sloping  inwards,  and  posteriorly  truncate ;  on 
the  underside  the  1st  segment  is  lozenge-shaped,  projecting  on  to 
the  3rd,  which  is  convex  and  narrow,  the  end  truncate,  and  not 
extending  beyond  the  points  of  the  connexivum  ;  of  the  2nd,  the 
prolonged  sides  only  are  visible,  lying  on  the  sides  of  the  3rd. 


Species  1. — CoREUs  hirticornis. 

CoKETJs  HiKTicoKNis,  Fab.  E.  S..  iv,  131,  17  (1794);  S.  R.  198,  31 
(1803);  Panz.  F.  G.  92,  17;  Le  P.  et  Se.ro. 
Euc.  X,  59,  ]  (1S25) ;  Fall.  Hem.  Suec,  37,  3 
(1S29) ;  Py^amb.  P.  And.  135,  5  (1812) ;  Am.  et 
Serv.  Heui,  238,  1  (1813). 


COREID^.  1 19 

CoiiEUS  HiRTicoRNis  et  I'lLicoKNis,  Buriii.  llandb.  ii,  309,  1  &  2  (1835) ; 

Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  176,  177,  1 
&  2  (1860);  /'/ei.  Europ.  Hem. 
221,  4  &  5  (1861). 
—        AFFiNis,  H.  Schf.  Wanz.  iv,  97,  t.  141,  fig.  441  (1839). 
?  Mekocokis  serkatus,  Costa,  Atti,  371  (1847). 
Dasycoris  denticulatus,  Ball.  Cat.  Hem.  519,  1  (1852) ;  Sleln.  Berl. 
Eut.  Zeits.  iv,  248,  3  (ISGO). 
?  CoREUs  WoLrni,  Gorski,  Anal.  148,  96  (1852). 

Above  dull,  dark  cinuamon  or  cbocolate-brovpu,  very  rugose,  aud  beset 
with  short  stiff  hairs  ;  beneath  ochreous. 

Head. — Antenncd ;  the  1st  3  joints  red-brown;  the  4th  black, 
with  the  tip  red.  ^yes  and  Ocelli  dark  brown.  Bostrum  dark  brown  ; 
the  produced  sides  of  the  rostral  channel  ochreous. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  ;  lateral  margins  narrowly  whitish,  the  spines 
also  whitish,  the  spine  at  the  hinder  angle  longer  ;  the  spines  on 
the  posterior  margin  brown,  the  one  on  each  side  of  the  scutellum 
the  longest  and  whitish.  Scutellum;  the  spines  on  the  sides  con- 
colorous  or  whitish.  Elytra ;  Gorium  with  black,  rugose,  granular 
points,  in  longitudinal  rows  ;  Ifemh-ane  slightly  shining,  ochreous, 
the  nerves  brown,  with  pale  intervals.  Sternum ;  on  each  side  of 
the  rostral  channel,  on  the  mesostermun,  a  large  black  spot.  Legs ; 
thiglis  rugose,  chocolate-brown,  mottled,  especially  beneath,  with 
ochreous ;  the  2nd  pair  beneath  with  1  short  spine ;  the  3rd  pair 
darkest,  on  the  underside  with  several  out-curving  spines,  of  which 
two  are  much  longer  than  the  rest.  The  1st  long  spine  is  near  the 
tibia,  but  before  it  are  4  small  ones,  the  1st  being  the  shortest,  and 
the  4th  only  half  the  length  of  the  long  spine ;  the  2ud  long  spine 
is  not  so  long  as  the  1st,  and  is  at  some  distance  from  it ;  sometimes 
there  is  a  very  small  tooth  between  them.  Further  back,  at  the 
Bame  distance  as  between  the  two  long  spines,  a  3rd  and  4th  shorter 
spine  are  sometimes  placed,  but  one  or  other  is  more  frequently 
absent :  the  two  long  spines  have  the  base  broadly,  and  the  apex 
narrowly,  black,  the  intermediate  portion  whitish.  Tihice  ochreous  or 
reddish,  with  fine,  short,  black  hairs ;  tarsi  ochreous  or  piceous. 

Abdomen  above  orange-red,  the  1st  and  2nd  segments  entirely, 
and  the  3rd  at  the  sides,  black.  Connexivum  ochreous  or  reddish- 
brown.  Underside  ochreous,  with  a  central  and  two  lateral  brown 
lines. 

Length,  4^  lines. 


120  COREINA. 

Not  rare.  Darenth,  Folkestone,  ou  thistles  by  the  roadside,  in 
July  ;  Weybridge,  by  sweeping  grasses,  in  August ;  Eltbam,  in 
moss  on  the  ground,  August. 

The  chief  points  of  difference  between  C.  Jiirticorms,  Fab.,  and 
C  pilicornis,  Khig,  according  to  Flor,  are,  that  the  former  is  "  long- 
haired, the  head  on  the  upperside  with  prominent  tubercles  between 
the  granules  ;  the  side  margins  of  the  pronotum  with  strong, 
pointed  teeth,  the  last  on  the  hinder  angles  not,  or  very  little,  larger 
than  the  rest."  The  latter  "  is  short-haired  ;  the  head  on  the  upper- 
side  without  tubercles  ;  the  teeth  on  the  side  margins  of  the^ro- 
notum  small,  the  last  on  the  hinder  angles  perceptibly  the  largest." 

Fieber  says  of  G.  hirticornis,  "  Hinder  thighs  with  5  spines,  the 
last  and  before  the  middle  small"  (the  presence  of  the  hinder 
smaller  spines  we  do  not  find  to  be  constant).  Of  C.  pilicornis  he 
says,  "  Hinder  thighs  with  2  strong  spines  and  1  small  middle 
spine."  But  Flor  says  that  in  both  species  the  hinder  thighs  are 
toothed  exactly  alike. 

The  synonymy  is  extremely  confused.  Flor  describes  both 
C.  hirticornis,  Fab.,  and  C.2)ilicorms,  Klug  ;  yet  he  says  of  the  former, 
"  This  species  has  very  great  similarity  with  the  latter,  and  it  is 
possible  that  a  large  number  of  examples  of  both  sjiecies  would 
exhibit  transitional  characters  and  make  their  union  necessary." 

Stein,  in  the  Berlin  '  Ent.  Zeit.'  for  1860,  not  only  amalgamates  the 
two  species,  but  gives  them  as  synonymous  with  Gimex  denticulatus, 
BiCO]).,  AcantJiia  denfic'ulafa,l^ossi;  Goreus  denticulatus,  Wolff;  and 
Goretis  scabricornis,  Pauz.,  attributing  their  differences  to  climatic 
influences  over  a  wide  geographical  range. 

Fieber,  on  tlie  other  hand,  has  not  only  kept  all  as  distinct  species, 
but  has  even  j^laced  Gimex  dentimdatus,  Scop.,  in  a  new  genus 
{Bothrostethus) . 

Among  this  conflict  of  opinions,  and  being  without  specimens  of 
the  species  referred  to,  we  believe  we  have  not  erred  in  uniting 
G.  hirticornis  and  G.  pilicornis. 

Genus  6. — Spathocera,  Stein. 

Sead  finely  granulated  above  and  beneath  ;  Groion  quadrangular, 
convex,  the  sides  in  front  produced  into  a  short,  sharp  spine,  within 
which  the  tubercles  of  tlie  antenna?  are  plainly  visible ;  behind  the 


COREIDiE.  121 

eyes  constricted  into  a  short,  smooth  neck ;  Face  narrow,  vertical, 
the  central  lobe  prominent,  with  short  spines  ;  side  lobes  small  and 
short.  Aiitennce  short,  strong,  granulated  ;  1st  joint  3-sided, 
short,  stout ;  2nd  and  3rd  much  thinner  ;  the  3rd  thickened  sud- 
denly, and  3-sided  at  the  apex ;  4th  pointed  -  ovate,  the  apex 
finely  haired.  Eyes  large,  flattened.  Ocelli  large,  prominent. 
Rostrum  reaching  to  the  middle  of  the  mesosternum  ;  1st  and  2nd 
joints  long,  in  length  subequal ;  3rd  and  4th  joints  shorter,  Sub- 
equal  ;  the  base  in  a  short  channel,  with  raised  sides. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  deflected,  finely  punctured,  and  granulated, 
long-trapeziform,  in  front  as  wide  as  the  base  of  the  head ;  sides 
sinuate,  rounded  off"  before  the  raised  hinder  angles,  which,  how- 
ever, are  subacute  ;  the  margins  narrowly  reflexed ;  hinder  margin 
straight  across  the  scutellum,  but  roundly  produced  over  the  base  of 
the  corium  ;  the  disk,  posteriorly,  suddenly  deflected  to  the  posterior 
margin.  Scutellum  cordate,  the  base  deeply  concave,  with  a  slight 
central  keel ;  the  apex  raised.  Elytra ;  Claims  deflected  to  the  corium ; 
Corium  horizontal,  nerves  prominent ;  Membrane  filled  with  a  net- 
work of  nerves,  which  radiate  from  3  stronger  nerves  arising 
from  the  base.  Sternum  with  a  narrow  rostral  channel,  ending  on 
the  mesosternum.  Legs  short,  strong,  angulated,  unarmed ;  tarsi  ; 
1st  joint  as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd  together. 

Abdomen  above  flat,  beneath  convex ;  on  the  upperside  in  the  $ 
the  end  is  rounded  ;  in  the  $  the  last  segment  has  the  posterior 
margin  concave,  with  2  genital  segments  projecting  beyond  in  the 
form  of  a  broad,  square,  central  plate,  and  an  obtuse  point  at  each 
side  of  it.  On  the  underside,  in  the  ^ ,  the  last  abdominal  segment 
is  deeply  cut  out  for  the  genital  segments,  which  are  globose  and  not 
projecting  ;  in  the  $  ,  the  last  abdominal  segment  has  a  central 
depression,  with  a  small  keel  in  its  middle,  and  the  posterior  margin 
is  concave ;  the  1st  genital  segment  has  a  slight  central  keel  in  con- 
tinuation of  that  on  the  last  abdominal  segment,  and  the  posterior 
margin  is  nearly  straight ;  the  obtuse  points  of  the  2nd  segment  lie 
at  the  sides  of  the  third  segment,  which  is  broad  and  square,  as  on 
the  upperside,  but  with  2  on-lying  lobes. 


122  COREINA. 

Species  1. — Spathocera  Dalmani. 

CoKEUS  Dalmani,  Schill.  Beitr.  41,  5,  t.  1,  fig.  1  (1S29). 
Arenocokis  Dalmannii,  Halm,  Wanz.  ii,  112,  t.  64  fig.  193  (1834). 
PsEUDOFHLCEUs  Dalmanni,  Biirm.  Handb.  ii,  308,  2  (1835). 
Spathoceea  Dalmani,  Sieiji,  Berl.  Eiit.  Zeits.,  iy,  254,  1  (1860) ;  Stat, 
K.  Vet.  Akad.  Fdrii.  205,  1  (1862). 
—  Dahlmanni,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  216,  2  (1861). 

Varies  in  colour  from  dull  oclireous-brown  to  fuscous-brown,  but 
always  with  the  sides  of  the  pronohim  whitish. 

Head. — Crown  with  4  rows  of  very  short,  stout  spines,  and  a  single 
similar  spine  behind  each  eye.  Antennce  ;  1st  joint  generally  dark 
brown  ;  2nd  and  3rd  dull  ochreous,  the  latter  black  at  the  apex ; 
4th  black,  the  hairs  at  the  apex  whitish.  Eyes  dark  brown,  shining. 
Ocelli  reddish-brown,  shining.  Rostrum  piceous  ;  the  raised  sides 
of  the  rostral  channel  ochreous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  in  the  centre  ochreous,  fuscous  in  front  and 
behind  ;  the  side  margins  thickly  set  with  whitish  granulations,  the 
white  colour  extending  the  whole  length  of  the  sides,  but  diminishing 
to  a  narrow  line  at  the  rounding  of  the  posterior  angles  ;  on  the  disk 
a  slight  central  keel  extending  from  the  anterior  margin  half  way 
up,  and  on  each  side  of  it  a  longer,  higher,  and  broader  ridge,  with 
a  deep  furrow  between  them.  Scutellum ;  the  concave  base  semi- 
circularly  black,  divided  by  a  raised  ochreous  line,  the  remainder 
ochreous  or  fuscous.  Elytra;  Clavus  finely  punctured  in  rows; 
Corium  very  finely  granulated,  unicolorous,  or  in  light  coloured 
examples  with  darker  spots,  and  generally  a  short  whitish  line  on 
the  middle  of  the  hinder  margin  ;  Memhrane  fuscous,  with  darker 
nerves.  Sternum  ochreous,  clouded  with  brown  at  the  sides,  and 
black  in  the  centre.  JLeys ;  thighs  brown  and  ochreous,  mixed ; 
tihice  ochreous,  with  3  faint,  narrow  rings  and  the  apex  brown ;  tarsi; 
1st  joint  ochreous  ;  2ud  and  3rd  black. 

Abdomen  above  reddish  or  fuscous ;  Connexivum  reddish-brown, 
with  a  lighter  spot  at  the  junction  of  the  segments.  Underside 
reddish  or  fuscous  brown,  the  posterior  margins  of  tlie  segments 
pale,  spotted  with  black. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Rare.  Hitherto  captured  in  England  only  by  us,  at  Weybridge, 
Surrey,  under  moss,  on  a  sandy  hillock,  late  in  August,  18G3  ;  and 
by  Dr.  Power,  at  the  same  place,  in  May,  1864. 


COREIDiE.  123 


Genus  7. — Pseudophlceus,  Burm. 

Long-oval,  angulated  in  front ;  head,   antennce,  pronotum,  and  legs 
granulated. 

Head. —  Crown  short,  broad,  quadrangular  or  quadrate,  suddenly 
contracted  behind  the  eyes ;  in  front  with  the  sides  produced  into  a 
short  process,  within  which  are  the  tubercles  of  the  antennae  ;  Face 
nearly  vertical,  triangular ;  the  central  lobe  longest,  raised,  with  two 
rows  of  strong  granidations.  Antennce  short,  granulated;  1st  joint 
short,  thick,  oval,  with  strong  granulations  ;  the  base  petiolated ;  2nd 
and  3rd  much  thinner  than  the  1st,  and  more  finely  granulated ; 
the  2ud  fths  the  length  of  the  1st,  and  a  ti-ifle  thicker  than  the  3rd  ; 
3rd  joint  2^  or  3  times  longer  than  the  1st ;  4th  joint  as  long  and  as 
thick  or  thicker  than  the  1st,  fusiform,  suddenly  and  greatly  con- 
stricted just  above  its  insertion,  the  remainder  of  the  joint  having  a 
narrow  attachment  to  the  base  thus  formed  (this  peculiar  structure 
making  it  appear  as  if  there  were  a  minute  joint  between  the  3rd 
and  4th)  ;  the  basal  half  of  the  fusiform  portion  is  granulated  and 
thereby  incrassated,  while  thg  remainder  is  finely  haired,  and,  the 
transition  from  one  part  to  the  other  being  rather  abrupt,  the  joint 
has  the  appearance  of  an  acorn  in  its  cup.  JEJ^es  round,  prominent, 
inserted  below  the  middle  of  the  sides  of  the  head.  Ocelli  large, 
very  prominent.  Rostrum  reaching  to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxa?,  rather 
strong ;  2nd  joint  rather  longer  than  the  1st ;  3rd  and  4tli  shorter  ; 
subequal;  the  sides  of  the  rostral  channel  raised,  produced  for  about 
half  tlie  length  of  the  head. 

Thorax. — Pronoium  short,  broad,  indistinctly  hexagonal,  the 
hinder  angles  being  broadly  rounded  ;  anterior  margin  concave, 
wider  than  the  base  of  the  head,  anterior  angles  acute ;  sides  diver- 
gent, nearly  straight  or  concave ;  hinder  angles  raised,  obtuse  ;  pos- 
terior margin  nearly  straight ;  disk  more  or  less  strongly  granulated 
and  punctured ;  postei'iorly  a  narrow  portion  is  suddenly  deflected  to 
the  posterior  margin.  Scutellum  small,  triangular,  concave ;  apex  raised, 
pointed,  or  bilobed.  Elytra  as  long  as  the  abdomen,  anterior  margin 
nearly  straight ;  Clavus  deflected  to  the  corium  ;  Coriuin  horizontal ; 
anterior  margin  slightly  reflexed  ;  posterior  margin  straight ;  nerves 
strong,  prominent ;  Memlrane  filled  with  nerves,  which  give  out 
anastomosing  branches  in  their  course  ;  these  mostly  proceed  from  a 


124  COREINA. 

strong  cross  nerve  distant  from  the  base  of  the  membrane,  where  a 
wide  space  is  left,  crossed  by  2  or  8  nerves  only,  near  the  inner 
margin.  Sternum  with  a  deep,  rounded  rostral  channel,  ending  in  a 
deeper  fovea  on  the  mesosternum.  Legs  rather  short ;  thir/lis  gra- 
dually thickened  towards  the  apex  ;  tarsi;  1st  joint  as  long  as  the 
other  2  together. 

Abdomen  above  flat,  beneath  convex ;  the  last  segment  posteriorly 
cut  out  for  the  genital  segments — roundly  in  the  ^ ,  angularly  in 
the  ?  ,  as  in  Cbre?<s,  but  the  angles  are  not  so  pointed.  Connexivum 
broad,  rounded,  reflexed,  extending  upwards  beyond  the  elytra. 
Genital  segments  as  in  Coreus. 

Species  1. — Pseudophlceus  Fall^ni. 

CoEEUS  Tallenii,  ScMll.  Beitr.  40,  t.  i,  fig.  2  (1829). 
Akenocoris  Fallenii,  Hahn,  Wauz.  ii,  112,  fig.  192  (1834). 
Atractus  litekatus,  Curt.  B.  E.  x,  pi.  500  (1834). 
Pseudophlceus  Fallenii,  Burm.  Haudb.  ii,  308,  4,  1  (1835). 

—  Falleni,  Fied.  Europ.  Hem.  217,  138,  1  (1861) ;  Slal, 

K.  Vet.  Akad.  Foih.  267,  1  (1802). 

Varies  in  colour  from  pale  ochreous-gray  to  chocolate-brown,  very 
slightly  shining. 

Head  with  3  rows  of  strong  granulations,  1  central,  and  1  before 
each  of  the  ocelli.  Antennce ;  1st  joint  light  or  dark  brown,  more 
coarsely  granulated  than  the  others;  2nd  and  3rd  yellowish  or 
reddish-brown  ;  4th  black,  the  last  frds  gray,  with  shining  ap- 
pressed  pile.     Eyps,  Ocelli,  and  Rostrmn,  piceous. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  very  deflected,  in  front  depressed  ;  sides  very 
concave,  suddenly  raised  and  widened  posteriorly,  the  margins  strongly 
granulated  ;  disk  with  2  central,  hindwardly  diverging,  broad  rows  of 
large,  whitish  granulose  nodules,  with  a  deep  furrow  between  them, 
in  which,  at  the  front,  and  also  on  the  exterior  of  the  rows,  is  a 
black  spot ;  the  rest  of  the  disk  strongly  punctured  and  granulated  ; 
posterior  portion  coloured  darkest,  behind  the  ridge  generally 
piceous  or  black.  Scutellum  ochreous  or  brown,  the  base  depressed, 
black  in  most  cases  ;  the  apex  raised  into  a  small,  obtuse  double  point, 
which  is  often  black.  Elytra ;  Clavus  strongly,  widely  punctured  ; 
Cerium  strongly,  widely  punctured  in  rows ;  the  strong,  raised 
nerves  of  the  ground  colour,  with  short  black  streaks ;  between 
two  nervures  on  the  middle  of  the  postei'ior  margin   a   longisli,  pale 


COREID^.  125 

spot  ;  Memhrane  white,  transparent,  tlie  nerves  white,  iuterrupted 
by  black  sti'eaks.  Wings  white,  transparent.  Sternum  in  the 
centre  black.  Legs  luteous ;  tliighs  strongly  granulated,  and  on 
the  upper  and  underside  finely  serrated,  black  ;  tilicB  luteous,  the 
apex  black  ;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  luteous,  2nd  and  3rd  piceous. ' 

Abdomen  above,  the  1st  3  segments  entirely,  and  the  sides  of  the 
4th  broadly,  black  ;  the  5th  and  6th  segments,  and  the  centre  of  the 
4th  orange  or  luteous.  Connexiviim  above  and  beneath  luteous, 
with  the  junction  of  the  segments  and  a  spot  on  the  centre  of  the 
margin  of  each  black.  Underside  luteous  or  reddish,  with  longitu- 
dinal black  lines,  the  posterior  margin  of  each  segment  with  small 
white  spots. 

Length,  3 — 34^  lines. 

Deal ;  under  the  leaves  of  Erodium  cicutarium,  in  August  and 
September.     "  Braunton  Burrows,  N.  Devon,  Septembei""  (^Curtis). 

Species  2. — Pseudopklceus  nubilus. 

CoRETJs  NUBILUS,  Fall.  Moii.  Cim.  58,  4  (1807);  Hem.  Suec.  39,  5 
(1829) ;  Ahrens,  F.  lus.  Eur.  6,  22 ;  Schill.  Beitr. 
i,  47,  10,  t.  4,  fig.  5  (1829). 

Aeenocoris  nubilus,  Hakn,  Wanz.  ii,  111,  t.  63,  fig.  191  (1834). 

PsEUDOPHLffius  —       H.  Schf.  Wanz.  vi,  4  (1842). 

Bathysolen  —  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  216  (1861) ;  Stal,  K.  Vet. 
Akad.  Fork.  206,  2  (1862). 

Dull  red-brovni,  the  sides  of  the  pronotum  nearly  straight,  reflexed, 
and  whitish  in  front. 

Head. — Grown  almost  quadrate,  the  neck  short,  red-brown,  with 
darker  brown  granulations.  Antennce  ;  1st  joint  dull  brown,  fiuely 
granulated ;  2nd  and  3rd  duU  yellowish,  almost  smooth  ;  4th  black, 
base  very  finely  granulated,  upper  half  with  appressed  gray  hairs. 
Uges  and  Ocelli  brown.  Bostrum  piceous ;  the  last  two  joints 
black. 

Thorax.—  Pronotum  subtrapezoidal ;  side  margins  reflexed,  granu- 
lated, yellowish-white  on  the  1st  half;  hinder  angles  broad,  obtuse, 
raised,  with  a  shallow  channel  within  ;  disk  flat,  ochreous,  covered 
with  small  black  granules,  except  4  or  5  lines  of  the  ground  colour 
lying  longitudinally.  Scutellum  pointed,  a  little  constricted  before 
the  apex,  luteous,  fading  into  whitish  at  the  apex,  with  a  dark  spot 
in  the  centre  of  the  base.     Elytra ;   Clavus  and  Corium  ochreous. 


126  COREINA. 

but  BO  covered  with  black  gmnules  in  rows  that  they  appear,  like 
the  pronotiim,  to  be  dark  brown.  Membrane  gray-brown,  with  dark 
brown  nerves,  on  which  the  colour  is  faintly  interrupted  with  whitish. 
Sternum  ochreous,  with  brown  lines  or  bands.  Legs  ;  thighs  black- 
brown,  faintly  spotted  with  ochreous,  granulated  ;  tibicB  dvdl  ochreous, 
except  the  ends,  which  are  brown  ;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  dull  ochreous,  2nd 
and  3rd  black-brown. 

Abdomen  above  flat,  ochreous ;  beneath  convex,  ochreous,  with 
longitudinal  brown  lines  and  bands,  and  the  margins  of  the  segments 
brown.  Connexivum  brown,  with  an  ochreous  dash  on  each  seg- 
ment, near  the  anterior  margin. 

Length,  3 — 8^  lines. 

Eare.  One  specimen  taken  on  the  sand-hills  at  Deal,  in  August 
(^Scott). 

Genus  8. — Ceraleptus,  Cosfa. 

Head. — Grown  convex,  subquadrangular,  wider  in  front  than  be- 
hind by  reason  of  the  short,  obtusely-pointed,  outcurving  pro- 
cesses ;  Face  long,  convex,  the  central  lobe  longest,  narrow ;  the 
side  lobes  wide  and  outwardly  rounded.  Antenna; :  tubercle  large, 
obtuse;  1st  joint  petiolated,  longer  than  the  Crown,  cylindrical, 
slightly  curved,  the  base  thinner  than  the  apex ;  2nd  and  3rd  each 
slightly  and  gradually  thicken  to  the  apex,  2nd  in  length  subequal 
with  the  1st,  3rd  a  little  thicker  and  longer  than  the  2nd ;  4th 
scarcely  thicker  than  the  3rd  and  not  so  long  as  the  2nd,  fusi- 
form, with  the  base  constricted  into  the  form  of  a  bead.  Fges 
small,  rounded.  Ocelli  large,  prominent,  distant.  Rostrum  reaching 
across  the  mesosternum,  thick  ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  longest,  subequal; 
3rd  wider  than  the  2nd ;  4th  shorter  than  the  2nd ;  rostral  channel 
short,  the  sides  raised. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  subtrapeziform  ;  anterior  angles  with  a  small, 
short,  deflected  spine ;  sides  slightly  constricted  in  the  middle ; 
hinder  angles  obtuse,  raised,  with  a  small  subdentate,  projecting 
margin  beneath  them  ;  posterior  margin  nearly  straight ;  disk  almost 
flat,  narrowly  and  suddenly  deflected  to  the  posterior  margin,  with  a 
foveate  depression  within  the  hinder  angles,  going  to  the  sides  of  the 
base  of  the  scutellum.  Scutellum  broad,  triangular,  the  apex  slightly 
raised.  Elytra  as  long  as  the  abdomen,  flat :  Corium  with  the  first  nerve 
strong ;  Membrane,  the  nerves  (8  or  9  on  the  margin)  not  strong  but 


COREIDiE.  127 

prominent,  springing  from  a  cross  nerve  distant  from  the  base,  the 
intervening  space  crossed  by  3  nerves  ;  the  chief  nerves  have  a  few 
cross  nervures  between  them.  Sternum ;  the  rostral  channel  widest 
on  the  mesosternum.  Legs ;  thighs  (especially  the  third  pair)  gra- 
dually thicker  towards  the  end,  the  apex  itself  being  narrower,  the 
3rd  pair  beneath  with  several  spines. 

AMomen  above  flat ;  beneath  convex ;  tlie  postei'ior  margin  of  the 
6th  segment  deeply  concave,  the  sides  projecting  beyond  the  short 
genital  segments  in  a  short  but  acute  point :  Connexivum  broad, 
rounded,  subvertical. 


Species  1. — Ceraleptus  squalidus. 

Ceraleptus  squalidus,  Cost.   Cent.  2,  13,  t.  4,  fig.  7  (1843) ;  Fieb. 
Europ.  Hem.  219,  1  (ISGl). 
—  LiviDUs,  Stein.  Berl.  Eat.  Zeits.  2,  75,  3  (1S58). 

Elliptic,  ochreous,  finely  granulated,  each  granule  placed  in  a  punc- 
ture. 

Head. — Crown  covered  with  strong  black  and  ochreous  granules, 
except  a  clear  line  in  the  centre  and  on  each  side  ochreous,  the 
latter  extending  from  the  base  of  the  head  to  the  end  of  the  lateral 
process  ;  Face  strongly  granulated  with  black  and  ochreous  mixed  ; 
the  central  lobe  much  raised,  the  granules  in  the  centre  ochreous, 
and  at  each  side  black,  forming  a  line.  AntenncB  strong,  set  with 
strong,  short  appressed  hairs ;  1st  joint  thickly  granulated  with 
black  on  an  ochreous  ground ;  2nd  and  3rd  red,  the  latter  on  the 
upper  half  covered  with  black  granulations  ;  4th  black,  finely  granu- 
lated, the  tip  reddish.  jEj/e*  brown.  Ocelli  ochreous-brown.  nos- 
trum pitchy -black  ;  the  sides  of  the  rostral  channel,  and  the  under 
side  of  the  head  pale  ochreous. 

Thorax.—  Pronotum ;  the  sides  black,  on  the  first  half  with  strong, 
black,  projecting  granules,  the  lower  half  gradually  margined,  white, 
ending  at  the  hinder  angles  in  a  wide  tooth  ;  disk  ochreous  with 
distant  black  and  ochreous  granulated  punctures  ;  in  front  a  central, 
long,  black  spot,  from  which  a  whitish  line  extends  to  tlie  posterior 
margin.  Scutelhmi  deep  ochreous,  with  black,  granulated  punc- 
tvires,  the  sides  narrowly  black,  the  apex  white.  Elytra ;  Clavus 
and  Corium  ochreous,  with  distinct,  distant,  granulated  punctures  in 


128  COREINA. 

rows  ;  the  nerves  with  alternate  black  and  white  granules ;  the 
anterior  margin  on  the  basal  half  whitish ;  Membrane  light,  dull 
brown ;  nerves  dark  brown,  faintly  interrupted  with  whitish.  Sternum 
pale  ochreous,  with  fine  light  brown  granulations;  the  rostral  channel 
with  a  central  row  of  brown  dots.  Legs  dull  yellow;  thighs;  the 
base  clear ;  the  remainder  in  the  1st  and  2nd  pair  very  finely  and 
distinctly  black  granulose-punctate ;  in  the  third  pair  the  granula- 
tions are  stronger,  and  towards  the  apex  agglomerated  into  a  large 
spot,  and  a  few  strong  hairs  are  intermixed.  On  the  underside  of 
the  2nd  pair  is  a  very  small  black  tooth  ;  and  on  the  underside  of  the 
3rd  pair,  towards  the  end,  are  2  large  curved  spines,  white,  margined 
with  black,  the  last  being  the  longer ;  before  the  1st  a  very  small 
white  spine ;  at  the  side  of  the  2nd  a  small  black  spine  ;  and  beyond 
the  2nd  2  smaller  black  spines.  TibicB  with  fine  distant  hairs  and 
finely  black-punctured ;  the  apex  of  the  1st  and  2nd  pair  brown ;  of 
the  3rd  pair,  by  reason  of  the  stronger  and  closer  punctures,  black; 
tarsi;  1st  joint  ochreous  above,  piceous  beneath;  2nd  and  3rd 
pitchy-black. 

Abdomen  beneath  pale  ochreous  ;  finely,  concolorously  punctured, 
with  a  few  scattered  black  punctures.  Connexivum  ochreous,  with 
confluent  brown  punctures,  darker  next  the  margin,  where  they 
form  a  line  ;  the  margin  itself,  and  a  broad  transverse  dash  on  each 
segment  near  its  anterior  margin,  clear  ochreous. 

Length,  5  lines. 

Eare.  A  single  example,  ^ ,  found  by  Dr.  Power,  at  the  roots  of 
grass  on  the  sand-hills  at  Deal,  August  2-lth,  1863. 


Family  2.— CORIZIDJE. 

Genus  1 . — Therapha,  Am.  et  Serv. 

Elliptic. 

Head.— Crown  broad,  subquadrate,  swollen  round  the  eyes,  more 
especially  behind,  posteriorly  constricted ;  in  front  produced  at  each 
side  into  a  stout,  obtuse,  much  deflected  process,  within  which  is 
concealed  the  tubercle  of  the  antennae ;  disk  with  a  long  central, 
and  2  shorter  lateral  depressions  ;  Face  short,  broad,  triangular  ; 
the  central  lobe  broad,  raised,  the  apex  obtuse.  Antennae  short, 
finely  haired,  slender ;  1st  joint  stoutest,  the  base  slender,  not  pe- 


CORIZID^.  129 

tiolatecl ;  2iid,  3rd,  and  4th  joints,  in  lengtli  subequal ;  the  4th  the 
thickest  of  the  3,  tapered  at  each  eud.  Eyes  large,  prominent, 
inserted  at  the  sides  of  the  head  near  the  base.  Ocelli  large,  pro- 
minent. Bostnun  reaching  the  3rd  pair  of  coxo3,  slender;  2nd  joint 
longest,  3rd  shortest ;  rostral  channel  with  the  sides  produced,  not 
half  the  length  of  the  head,  acute  in  front,  ronnded  behind. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapeziform,  slightly  convex ;  anterior  margin 
slightly  concave,  incrassated;  sides  straight;  hinder  angles  obtuse, 
slightly  raised  ;  posterior  margin  slightly  sinuate.  Scutelhom  small, 
triangular ;  apex  obtuse,  prominent ;  the  margins  incrassated.  Elytra 
as  long  as  the  abdomen ;  Clavus  deflected  to  the  corium  ;  Corium; 
anterior  and  posterior  margins  nearly  straight,  nerves  fine ;  Mem- 
hratie  filled  with  fine  nerves,  mostly  straight,  6  or  7  arising  from  a 
strong  cross  nerve  at  the  base.  Sternum  with  a  broad,  shallow  ros- 
tral channel  ending  in  a  deep  fovea  on  the  mesosternum;  Iletasternum 
with  the  posterior  margin  produced  over  the  1st  abdominal  segment, 
the  sides  developed  into  a  long  obtuse  point  which  lies  outside  of, 
and  parallel  to,  the  base  of  the  coimexivum,  and  is  visible  from 
above.  Leys  slender,  finely  haired  ;  tliiyhs  slightly  thickened  ;  tarsi, 
1st  joint  as  long  as  the  other  2  together ;  2nd  shortest. 

Abdomen  above  flat,  the  last  segment  broadly  rounded  in  both 
sexes  ;  Connexivum  reflexed,  of  equal  breadth  throughout,  except  on 
the  last  segment.  Underside  convex,  the  last  segment  in  the  $ 
slightly  retracted  and  cut  out,  in  the  ?,  rounded  and  as  long  as 
above.  Geiiital  seyments  only  in  the  $  slightly  perceptible  beneath, 
beinff  retracted  within  the  abdomen . 


Species  1. — Therapha  Hyoscyami. 

CiMEX  Hyosctami,  Lin.  F.  S.  915  (1761) ;  S.  N.  i,  72G,  76  (1767) ;  De  G. 

Mem.  iii,  271,  18,  pi.  14,  figs.  14  &  15  (1773). 
Ltg^us        —         Fab.   E.   S.  iv,   149,  47   (1791) ;    S.   R.   218,   63 
(1803) ;  W^olff,  Ic.  Cim.  27,  t.  3,  fig.  97  (1800) ; 
Pa>iz.  F.  G.  79,  21 ;  L.  Bi'f.  Kech.  47,  2  (1827). 
Alydus  Htosciami,  Schill.  Beitr.  49,  2,  t.  5,  fig.  5  (1829). 
CoRizus  Hyoscyami,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  44,  6  (1829) ;  Curt.  B.  E.  xi, 
481 «  (1833);  HaJin,  Wauz.  i,  18,  t.  3,  fig.  10, 
(1S31) ;  Burm.  Haudb.  ii,  306,  1  (1835) ;  Ramb. 
F.  And.  ii,  112,  1  (1812) ;  //.  Schf.  Wanz.  vi,  1 
(1842) ;  is,  269  (1851) ;  Kolen.  Mel.  Eut.  ii,  58, 
18  (1845). 

9 


130  CORETNA. 

Theuafha  Hyosciaaii,  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  245,  2  (1843). 

Couizus  (TnEUAPnA)  Hyoscyami,  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  196,  5  (1S60). 

TuERAPiiA  Hyoscyami,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  232  (1801). 

Scarlet,  with  black  spots  above  aud  beneath,  slightly  sliiuing. 

Head  scarlet,  bordered  narrowly  all  round  with  black,  but  broader 
behind  the  eyes  and  about  the  ocelli.  AntenncB  black.  Eyes  pitchy- 
black.  Ocelli  red.  Underside  red,  the  centre  of  the  head  and  the 
sides  of  the  rostral  channel  black.     Itostrum  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  scarlet,  the  anterior  margin  and  depression, 
and  a  large  bilobed  patch  at  the  base,  black.  Scutellum ;  the  base 
broadly  black,  the  rest  scarlet.  Elytra ;  Claims  black ;  Corium 
scarlet,  two  small  spots  near  the  Clavus,  and  a  large,  rounded,  poste- 
rior one,  touching  the  anterior  margin  only,  black  ;  Ilemhrane  light 
smoky-brown,  the  basal  angles  black.  Winys  light  smoky-brown. 
Sternum  scarlet,  the  centre  and  two  round  spots  on  each  side  black, 
the  base  of  the  lateral  metasternal  process  also  black.  Leys ;  thiyhs 
black,  the  upper  edge  (except,  sometimes,  on  the  1st  pair)  with  a 
narrow  ochreous  line  ;  tihiw  black,  beneath  with  a  narrow  ochreous 
line ;  tarsi  black. 

Abdomen  above  scarlet,  the  1st  and  6th  segments  entirely,  and  a 
large,  transverse,  quadrangular  patch  on  the  anterior  portion  of  the 
2nd  segment,  black  ;  ConnexiDum  scarlet.  Underside  scarlet,  with  a 
lateral  row  of  round  spots  and  a  central  row  of  larger  oval  sj)ots, 
black,  the  spot  on  the  last  segment  being  the  largest,  aud  confluent 
with  the  side  spots  on  the  same  segment ;  Genital  seyments  in  the  $ , 
with  the  visible  portion  black. 

Length  4i — 5  lines. 

"  Oharmouth,  Teignmouth,  Dawlish  Warren  and  Eavenglass, 
May  20th  to  July  1st,  on  thistles  and  restharrow;  Veutnor,  1st 
August,  on  Ononis;  Sandhills,  Braunton  Burrows,  beginning  of 
September "  {Curtis,  1.  c.)  ;  Tenby,  Portland,  &c.,  August  and 
September  {Dale). 


Genus  2. — Corizus,  Fall. 

Head. — Croivn  deflected,  broad,  subquadrate,  incrassated  round, 
and  especially  behind,  the  eyes,  postcrioidy  constricted ;  in  front 
produced  at  the  sides  into  a  short,  blunt,  deflected  process,  within 
which   the  tubercle  of  the  anteuntB  is  concealed ;    Face  vertical, 


coEiziD.i;.  131 

triangular,  short,  convex,  the  central  lobe  broad  and  raised.  Antennce 
slender;  1st  joint  stout,  subovate;  2nd,  3rd,  and  4th  in  length  sub- 
equal  ;  the  4th  thicker  than  the  3rd,  fusiform.  Eyes  large,  round, 
prominent.  Ocelli  large,  promiiient,  distant.  Eostrum  slender, 
reaching  beyond  the  2nd  pair  of  coxse  ;  rostral  channel  short  and 
shallow,  with  the  sides  raised  in  front. 

Thorax. — Pronofum  deflected,  trapezoidal,  slightly  convex,  ante- 
rior margin  narrower  than  the  head,  a  transverse  ridge  in  front  just 
within  the  anterior  margin,  and  a  fine  raised  line  down  the  centre, 
often  indistinct ;  hinder  angles  obtuse,  raised,  with  a  deep  depres- 
sion on  the  inner  side  extending  to  the  posterior  margin.  Scutellum 
short,  triangular,  the  apex  raised.  'Ehjtra  as  long  as  or  longer  than 
the  abdomen ;  Coriwm,  anterior  margin  straight ;  posterior  margin 
straight,  rounded  into  the  anterior  margin  ;  dist  flat,  more  or  less 
transparent ;  nerves  rather  strong  ;  Memhrane  transparent,  filled 
with  fine,  straight,  and  anastomosing  nerves,  mostly  arising  from  a 
strong  cross  nerve  at  the  base.  Sternum  with  a  rostral  channel  on 
the  ?neso- and  metasternum;  the  posterior  margin  of  the  Metasternum 
produced  over  the  abdomen,  at  the  sides  lying  alongside  the  base  of 
the  Connexivum,  and  visible  from  above.  Legs  in  length  moderate ; 
tliiglis  somewhat  incrassated,  slender  at  the  base ;  tihicB  and  tarsi 
slender,  the  1st  joint  of  the  latter  as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd 
together. 

Abdomen  above,  flat,  the  last  segment  obtusely  pointed  or 
rounded ;  Connexivum  wide,  rounded,  reflexed.  Underside  convex, 
the  last  segment  not  so  long  as  on  the  upper  side.  Genital  segments 
after  death  not  visible,  being  retracted  witliin  the  last  abdominal 
segment. 

Species  1. — Corizus  crassicornis. 

CiMEX  CKASsicoRNis,  Liu.  F.  S.  952  (1761) ;  S.  N.  i,  729,  92  (17C7). 
LYG.15US         —         Fc/l^.  E.  S.  iv,  IGS,  iU  (179-1);   UW,  Ic-  Ciin. 

145,  fig.  140  (1804). 
CoBEUs  —  Fab.  S.  R.  201,  40  (1803) ;  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  58,  5 

(1807)  ;  Pam.  F.  G.  92,  IS. 
Corizus         —         Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  41,  1  (1829) ;  Zelt.  F.  Ins.  Lap.  i, 

467,  2  (1832) ;  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  806,  4  (1835) ; 

Zeii.  Ins.  Lap.  261,  1  (1840) ;  H.  ScJif.  Wanz. 

vi,  2  (1842) ;  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  ii,  61,  23  (1845) ; 

Sfal,  K.  Vet.  Akad.  Forh.  208,  3  (1862). 


132  COREINA. 

PtHOPHALUS  GRASsicoRNis,  SctVill.  Beitr.  i,  50. 1,  t.  6,  fig.  2  (1829) ;  Hahn, 
Wanz.  iii,  2,  fig.  227  (1835);  Sahib.  Geoc. 
Ten.  45,  1  (1848)  ;  Fleb.  Europ.  Hera.  234,  3 
(1861). 

CoRizus  51AGNIC0IINIS,  Biimi.  Haiidb.  ii,  306,  3  (1835). 

CoKizus  (CoKizus)  CKASsicoKNis,  IloT ,  llhyii.  Liv.  i,  190,  1  (1860). 

Fuscous  brown  or  black,  strongly  punctured. 

Head  with  coarse,  confluent  punctures,  posteriorly  witb  a  smooth 
black  ring,  the  frontal  processes  very  short  and  deflected,  the 
tubercles  of  the  antennae  just  visible  within.  Antennas  rather  strong, 
ochreous,  obscured  by  black  punctures,  which  form  a  line  on  the 
upper  side  of  the  first  3  joints,  4th  joint  black.  Eyes  and  ocelli 
ochreous-brown. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  thickly  black-punctured  on  a  scarcely  per- 
ceptible ochreous  ground,  the  sides  slightly  sinuate,  the  lateral  and 
posterior  margins,  the  transverse  ridge  and  the  central  line,  ochreous. 
ScuteUum  black,  with  strong  confluent  punctures,  the  margin  slightly 
incrassated,  constricted  before  the  apex,  which  is  obtuse  and  concave ; 
the  extreme  end,  a  spot  on  the  lateral  margin  near  the  base,  and 
sometimes  one  in  the  centre,  red.  Elytra ;  Clavus  and  Coriuni 
whitish,  transparent,  except  the  anterior  margin  of  the  latter,  which  is 
ochreous  and  opaque ;  nerves  reddish,  with  large,  long  black  spots ; 
Membrane  and  nerves  whitish,  transparent.  Wings,  transparent. 
Sternum  finely  punctured,  ochreous,  the  sides  brown  ;  the  prolonga- 
tion of  the  metasternum  short,  sinuate,  outwardly  rounded.  Legs 
ochreous,  closely  spotted  with  black,  the  3rd  pair  of  thighs  black 
above  ;  tarsi  ochreous,  the  end  of  the  joints  broadly  black. 

Abdomen  above  black  ;  4th  segment  posteriorly,  angularly  cut  out 
in  the  middle,  across  which  a  red  spot  extends  joining  a  smaller  red 
spot  on  the  3rd  and  5th  segments  ;  the  5th  segment  has  also  two 
other  red  spots  on  the  anterior  margin,  its  posterior  margin  is 
entirely  red ;  the  Gth  segment  black,  with  4  red  or  reddish  spots, 
whereof  two  are  anterior  and  oval,  two  posterior  and  subquadrate  ; 
Connexiinim  black,  with  orange  spots.  Underside  ochreous,  brown- 
punctured,  generally  with  4  longitudinal  darker  lines,  and  the  sides 
brown. 

Length,  3i — 4  lines. 

Eare.     Parley  Heath  and  near  Milton,  Dorset  (Dale). 


CORIZID/E.  133 


Sjjecies  2. — Coiuzus  maculatus. 

CoRizus  MACULATUS,  Fleb.  Beitr.  i,  349,  30,  t.  2,  f.  26  (1836) ;  H.  Schf. 
Wanz.  vi,  2,  t.  181,  fig.  559  (1812);  Kolen. 
Mel.  Ent.  ii,  61,  22  (1815)  ;  GorsH,  Anal.  162, 
115;  Fleb.  Europ.  Hem.  235,  1  (1861). 

—  'L^m,Bohem.  Ofv.  Vet.  Akad.  Forli.  51,  3  (1852);  Sign.  Km. 

Soc.  Ent.  Erance,  3  ser.  vii,  91,  30  (1859) ;  Stal,  K.  Vet. 
Akad.  Eorh.  208,  4  (1862). 

—  (Coiuzus)  maculatus,  Flor,  Rlijii.  Liv.  i,  193,  3  (1860). 

Above  yellowisli  or  browish-red,  sliining  ;  strongly,  distinctly  punc- 
tured, and  with  fine  longish  hairs  ;  beneath  flavous. 

Head  strongly,  confluently  punctured.  Antenncs  pale  red,  the  last 
joint  darker.  Eyes  and  Ocelli  brown.  Rostrum  flavous,  beneath 
with  a  piceous  line.     Underside  strongly,  distinctly  punctured. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  strongly,  distinctly  punctured.  Scutellum 
with  strong  confluent  piinetures,  the  apex  obtu.se,  with  the  margins 
incrassated,  leaving  a  hollow  within.  Ehjtra;  Clavus  and  inner 
half  of  the  Corium  whitish,  transparent,  the  anterior  half  dark  brown- 
red  ;  nerves  red,  with  small  black  spots  ;  JSIemhrane  transparent, 
with  a  light  brownish  cloud  at  the  base.  Sternum  with  a  black  spot 
at  the  base  of  each  coxa,  the  sides  brownish,  with  fine,  distinct 
punctures,  the  centre  and  the  prolonged  posterior  margin  of  the 
Metasternum  smooth.  Legs  yellowish  red,  finely  haired  ;  tliiglis  with 
minute  brown  dots;  apex  of  the  last  joint  of  the  tarsi,  and  the  claws 
black. 

Abdomen  above  reddish-yellow,  the  margin  and  large  spots 
projecting  inwards,  black;  the  last  segment  elongated,  with  2  or  3 
black  spots  in  a  line  in  the  centre  :  Connexivum-  reddish,  with  a  black 
spot  on  each  segment.  Underside  flavous,  with  a  row  of  black  spots 
on  each  side,  and  one  in  the  centime,  except  on  the  last  2  segments. 

Length,  3^ — 4  lines. 

Scarce  ;  2  specimens,  locality  unknown. 

Species  3. — Coiuzus  capitatus. 

LiG.EUs  CAPITATUS,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  169,  118  (1794);  IFolff,  Ic.  Cim.  75, 

t.  8.  fig.  72  (1801). 
CoKEUs         —        Fab.  S.  R.  201,   49   (1803) ;  Fall.  Mou.  Cim.  59,  6 
(1807). 


13  A  COREINA. 

lliiorALUS  CAPITATUS,  ScMll.  Beitr.  i,  5],  2  (1829) ;  HuJin,  Waiiz.  iii,  3, 
t.  74,  fig.  228  (1835) ;  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  246,  1 
(1843) ;  Sahib.  Geoc.  Ten.  46,  4  (1848). 

CoKizus  —  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  42,  2  (1829) ;  Zeit.  P.  Ins.  Lap. 
i,  467,  2  (1832);  Ins.  Lap.  261,  2  (1840); 
H.  Sch.  Wauz.  vi,  2  (1842),  ix,  269  (1851) ;  Burnt. 
Handb.  ii,  307,  5  (1835)  ;  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent. 
ii,  62,  25  (1845);  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  235,  2 
(1861) ;  Stal,  K.  Vet.  Akad.  Eorli.  209,  6  (1862). 

CoKisus        —         Ramb.  F.  Aud.  ii,  142,  2  (1842). 

CoRizus  (CoRizus)  CAPITATUS,  Flor,  Piliju.  Liv.  i,  192,  2  (1860). 

Above  yellowisli  or  reddish-browu,  shiuiug,  with  very  fine  loiigisli 
hairs;  beneath  red  and  ochreous. 

Head  strongly,  confluently  punctured.  Antennce  brownish-yellow, 
or  reddish,  the  last  joint  brown.  Ei/es  and  Ocelli  brown.  Bostnmi 
pieeous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  finely,  confluently  punctured,  the  hinder 
angles  deeper  coloured  than  the  disk.  Sctctellum  with  strong,  con- 
fluent punctures,  the  apex  almost  bilobed,  with  the  margins  incras- 
sated,  leaving  a  hollow  within.  Elytra ;  Clavus  whitish,  trans- 
parent ;  Cormni  whitish,  transparent,  except  the  outer  posterior 
angle,  which  is  red  and  opaque ;  the  nerves  with  large  black  dots ; 
Monbrane  whitish  transparent.  Sternum  red-brown,  with  fine  con- 
fluent punctures,  the  centre  black  ;  on  the  metasternum  at  the  base 
of  the  posterior  coxae,  a  spot  and  conjoined  semicircle,  white  ;  the 
margin  of  the  produced  hinder  portion  which  is  seen  from  above  is 
also  white.  Legs  finely  haired;  tldfjlis  reddish-brown,  with  dark 
brown  or  black  dots ;  tibias  yellowish,  with  long  black  spots  ;  tarsi 
flavous,  the  end  of  the  joints  black. 

Ahdomeii  above  black ;  the  3rd  and  4th  segments  with  one  large 
oval  spot  across  their  max'gins  in  the  centre;  the  5th  segment  with  2 
long  spots  on  the  anterior  margin,  yellowish  ;  the  6th  segment 
elongate,  obtusely  pointed,  the  sides  broadly  yellowish  :  Conneocivum 
black,  with  broad  yellow,  transverse  intervals.  Underside  ochreous, 
the  sides,  especially  at  the  base,  red-brown,  sometimes  a  dark  line 
down  the  centre,  and  on  the  posterior  margin  of  the  segments. 

Length,  3 — 3^  lines. 

Scarce.     Mickleham,  by  sweeping  in  September  {Rye). 


coRiziu^.  135 


Species  4. — Corjzus  parumpunctatus. 

PiiioPALUS  PARUMPUXCTATUS,  Schill.  Beitr.  53,  i  (1S29);  Huha,  Waiiz. 

iii,    4,  t.  74,   fig.  229    (1835);    Panz, 
F.  G.  117,  10. 
CoRizus  —  Sifjii.  Anu.  Soc.  Ent.  Trance,  3.  s.  vii,  85, 13 

(1859);  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  23(3,  4  (1851) ; 
Stal,  K.  Vet.  Akad.  E6rb.  209,  5  (1862). 
—        PKATENSis,  Fall.  Hera.  Suec.  42,  3,  pars  (1829). 

(CoRizus)  PKATENsis,  Flor,  Rhyu.  Liv.  i,  195,  4,  pars  (1860). 

Eeddish  or  oehreovis-brown,  shining,  very  finely  haired. 

Head  with  coarse,  confluent  punctures,  a  large  spot  on  the  iucras- 
sation  round  the  eyes,  and  a  small  spot  at  the  base  of  the  ocelli  black. 
Autennce  reddish-yellow,  4th  joint  brown,  the  first  3  minutely  dotted 
with  brown,     ^i/es  brown,  ocelli  reddish. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  towards  the  front  somewhat  depressed,  the 
disk  distinctly,  widely,  brown  or  black-punctured,  and  with  a  delicate 
ceiitral  line,  the  depression  within  the  hinder  angles,  and  generally 
the  anterior  margin,  black  or  brown.  Scutellum  reddish,  with  strong 
confluent  punctures,  the  lateral  margins  smooth,  iucrassated,  the 
apes  obtusely  pointed,  leaving  a  hollow  within,  above  which  and  at 
each  basal  angle  is  a  black  spot ;  generally,  also,  the  entire  base 
is  narrowly  black.  Elytra ;  Clavus  and  Corium  yellowish,  trans- 
parent, except  the  anterior  margin  of  the  latter,  which  is  some- 
times reddish ;  nerves  spotted  with  black ;  Membrane  yellowish, 
transparent.  Wings  transparent.  Sternum  ochreous,  fuscous  or 
reddish,  at  the  sides  with  confluent  punctures,  the  prolonged  posterior 
margin  of  the  metasternum  smooth,  deeply  sinuate.  Legs  ochreous 
or  reddish,  dotted  with  black,  more  strongly  on  the  3rd  pair ;  tihice 
yellowish,  minutely  dotted  with  black :  tarsi  yellowish,  the  end  of 
the  joints  and  the  claws  black. 

Abdomen  above  black  ;  a  large,  somewhat  oval,  yellow  spot,  com- 
mencing on  the  3rd,  extends  across  the  -ith  segment ;  5th  segment 
witli  2  central  spots  on  the  anterior  margin,  and  two  small  distant 
spots  on  the  posterior  margin,  ochreous  ;  6th  segment  ochreous, 
elongate,  posteriorly  with  the  sides  parallel,  the  end  truncate,  down 
the  centre  a  strong  black  mark,  and  a  narrow,  pointed  one  on  each 
side.     Connexivum  ochreous  or  reddish,  the  margin  with  small  black 


136  CORETNA. 

spots.  Underside  ochreous,  the  sides  fuscous,  obscurely  punctured, 
finely  haired. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Scarce.  Deal,  August ;  Weybridge,  September  (Scott) ;  under  the 
leaves  of  herbaceous  plants. 


Genus  3. — Myemus,  Hahu 

Narrow,  elongate,  with  very  short,  projecting  hairs. 

Head  a  little  deflected,  convex,  the  sides  parallel ;  Crown  quadran- 
gular, base  iucrassated  ;  the  antenniferous  processes  lower  than  the 
facial  lobes,  short,  obtuse,  deflected,  not  projecting,  but  concealing 
the  tubercle  of  the  antennae ;  'Face ;  the  lobes  raised,  distinct,  the 
central  lobe  longest,  at  the  apex  broader  than  the  side  lobes,  the  hairs 
thereon  very  short,  projecting  forwards.  Antennce  of  moderate  length, 
with  very  short,  projecting  hairs ;  1st  joint  scarcely  so  long  as  the 
crown,  the  base  gradually  narrowed  inside;  2nd  twice  as  long 
as  the  1st,  tapering,  the  base  not  so  thick  as  the  apex  of  the  1st ; 
3rd  slightly  tapering,  nearly  as  long  as  the  2ud ;  4th  fusiform, 
frds  as  long  as  the  3rd,  and  thicker;  the  junction  of  the  2nd, 
and  3rd,  and  4th,  and  5th  well  defined.  Eijes  moderate,  semi- 
globose,  prominent.  Ocelli  moderate,  distant,  situate  at  the 
end  of  a  slight  furrow  which  extends  forward,  behind  the  eyes.  Ros- 
trum reaching  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae,  the  base  in  a  very  short  raised 
channel. 

Thorax. — Pronoium  slightly  convex,  trapezoidal ;  on  the  1st  third 
a  slight  cross  swelling  ;  in  the  centre  a  fine  raised  line;  hinder  angles 
scarcely  raised,  but  within  them  a  furrow  runs  out  on  the  posterior 
margin  ;  posterior  margin  very  slightly  concave.  Sctifclhim  trian- 
gular, apex  obtuse,  sides  slightly  rounded,  margins  slightly  iucras- 
sated and  constricted  near  the  apex.  Elytra,  usually  with  only  part 
of  the  coriimi  and  a  rudiment  of  the  membrane;  when  developed 
they  are  not  so  long  as  to  cover  the  abdomen  ;  Claims  and  Corium 
transparent,  nerves  prominent ;  JSLemhrane  transparent,  filled  with 
nerves,  wliich,  except  two  which  spring  from  the  inner  portion  of 
the  posterior  margin  of  tlie  coriuin,  diverge  from  a  central,  basal 
point  near  to,  but  not  toucliiug,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  corium. 
Sternum  with  a  shallow  rostral  channel,  and  a  deep  hollow  in  the 
centre  of  the  inesosternum ;  Metasternum  with  the  posterior  margin 


coRizm^.  137 

a  little  produced.  Legs  moderate,  hinder  pair  longest ;  tJiighs  not 
incrassated ;  all  with  projecting  hairs,  shorter  than  those  on  the 
antennae ;  tarsi,  3rd  joint  as  long  as  the  otlier  two,  on  the  3rd  pair 
longer. 

Abdomen  convex,  above  and  beneath,  long,  narrow,  the  sides 
parallel  in  ^,  slightly  curved  in  ?  ;  above,  the  3rd  segment  poste- 
riorly deeply  cut  out  at  the  sides  ;  4th  segment  posteriorly,  deeply 
cut  out  in  tlie  centre  ;  5th  segment  posteriorly  concave ;  6th  seg- 
ment, in  (^  elongate,  posteriorly  rounded ;  in  ?  truncate ;  beneath, 
the  posterior  margin  of  all  the  segments  straight ;  in  ^  the  last 
segment  is  raised,  very  convex,  much  shorter  than  on  the  upper  side, 
in  ?  it  is  also  convex,  but  as  long  as  on  the  upper  side,  and  the 
posterior  margin  forms  two  sides  of  a  triangle.  Genital  segments 
retractable  within  the  abdomen,  in  the  J"  rarely  visible,  in  ?  ,  3, 
gradually  narrower,  are  usually  to  be  seen  when  the  insect  is  alive. 


Species  1. — Myrmus  miriformis. 

CoREUS  MiRiFOKMis,  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  60,  8  (1807). 
Lyg^us  micropterxjs.  Bur.  Ent.  Trans,  i,  73,  pi.  3  (1807). 
lliioPALUS  MIRIFORMIS,  ScJiill.  Beitr.  i,  54,  6  (1829) ;  H.  Schf.  Panz.  F. 
G.  121,  11  &  12  (1835) ;  Stal,  K.  Vet.  Akad. 
Forh.  207,  1  (1862). 
CoRizus  MIRIFORMIS,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  44,  4  (1829);  Zeft.  F.  Ins.  Lap. 

i,  467,  3  (1832) ;  Ins.  Lap.  261,  3  (1840). 
Chorosoma  microptera,  Curt.  B.  E.  vii,  297,  2  (1830). 
Myrmus  miriformis,  Hahn,  Wanz.  i,   82,  t.  13,  figs.  46  &  47  (1831) ; 
Btirm.  Haudb.  ii,  312,  1  (1835)  ;  Fieb.  Europ. 
Hem.  228  (1861). 
Chorosoma  miriforme,  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  186,  1  (1860). 

Slightly  shining,  the  (^  pale-brown,  more  rarely  pale-green,  with  the 
abdomen  reddish  ;  the  ?  pale-green  ;  generally  with  the  corium 
only  partially  developed  and  the  membrane  rudimentary. 

Head  r\igose,  with  confluent  punctures  and  lines,  some  of  which 
are  black,  and  with  strong,  short,  black  hairs  ;  a  black  line  in  the 
furrow  between  the  facial  lobes  and  sometimes  on  the  lateral  processes. 
Antenna;  red,  4th  joint  brown ;  hairs  black.  Eyes  brown.  Ocelli 
reddish.     Bostrum  ochreous,  with  a  brown  central  line. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  very  short  projecting  hairs,  and  rather 
strong  confluent  punctures  ;  lateral  margins  pale  ;  postei-ior  margin 


138  COREINA. 

sometimes  reddish ;  disk  sometimes  with  3  longitudinal,  broad,  dark 
lines,  the  central  one  being  divided  by  the  narrow,  pale,  raised  line. 
Scutellum  very  finely  punctured  and  haired.  Elijtra ;  Gorlum 
greenish-wdiite,  the  anterior  margin  and  1st  nerve  pale,  the  other 
nerves  and  the  postei'ior  margin  blood-red ;  Membrane  and  nerves 
glossy  white.  Sternum  coloured  according  to  the  colour  of  the  insect. 
Legs  ochreous  or  greenish  tinged  with  red,  with  black  dots  from 
which  spring  short,  stiff,  black  hairs  ;  the  inside  of  the  apex  of  the 
hiiider  tilicE  black ;  tarsi  greenish  or  reddish,  the  end  of  the  joints 
black. 

Abdomen  above,  with  a  thick  black  line  down  the  centre,  (strongest 
in  (^ )  interrupted  on  the  4th  segment  by  a  red  spot ;  this  line  is 
usually  margined  with  reddish  ochreous,  but  sometimes  in  the  $ 
the  central  black  line  is  absent ;  in  the  ^  there  are  generally  two 
fainter  dark  lines  at  the  sides,  the  intermediate  space  being 
more  or  less  dotted  with  brown :  Connexivum  green  or  ochreous, 
paler  at  the  base.  Underside  ochreous,  pale  or  dark  green,  accord- 
ing to  the  general  colour  of  the  insect. 

Length,  3^ — 4|  lines. 

Local.     Weybridge  and  Dartford  Lrent,    by  sweeping  grasses; 
July  ;  Thorne  Moor  and  Knighton  Heath  (Dale). 


Family  3.— ClIOROSOMIDyE. 

Gejiffs  1. — Ckouosoma,  Qrrf. 

Narrow,  very  elongate. 

Head  nearly  horizontal,  the  sides  parallel ;  Crown  very  elongate, 
convex  ;  the  antenniferous  processes  lower  than  the  facial  lobes  ; 
Face ;  the  lobes  raised,  distinct,  the  central  one  longest  and  highest, 
but  slightly  narrowest,  the  apex  slightly  widened,  curved  downwards 
and  beset  with  long  projecting  hairs.  Antcnnce  long,  tapering; 
1st  joint  longer  than  the  head,  thick,  the  base  thinner  as  if  cut  away 
on  the  inner  side ;  2nd  ^  longer  than  the  1st,  at  the  base  as 
thick  as  the  1st,  thence  gradually  tapering ;  3rd  cylindrical,  not 
quite  so  long  as  the  2ud  ;  4th  scarcely  thicker  than  the  3rd,  and 
not  so  long.  Ei/es  semi-globose,  distant  from  the  base  of  the 
head.  Ocelli  small,  rather  nearer  to  the  eyes  than  to  each  other. 
Sostrum  reaching  the  2nd  pair  of  coxa:-,  slender,  the  first  2  joints 


CHOROSOMIDiE.  139 

long,  the  2nd  a  little  longer  than  tlie  1st;  the  base  in  a  very  short 
raised  channel. 

Thorax. — Pronohon  long,  trapezoidal ;  on  the  1st  third  a  slight 
swelling  ;  the  centre  with  a  slightly  raised  line  ;  hinder  angles  raised, 
with  a  strong  depression  within  them  running  out  on  the  posterior 
margin.  8cutellum  narrow,  triangular,  the  apes  rounded.  Elytra 
not  nearly  so  long  as  the  abdomen ;  Glaviis  and  Cormm  transparent ; 
nerves  opaque ;  the  posterior  margin  of  the  Corium  concave,  very 
oblique,  forming  with  the  anterior  margin  a  long  point ;  Membrane 
and  nerves  transparent,  the  latter  numerous,  very  fine,  mostly 
straight,  arising  from  a  basal  point,  but  leaving  a  large  cell  at  the 
inner  basal  angle.  Sternum  with  a  wide,  shallow  rostral  channel. 
Legs  slender,  almost  smooth,  3rd  pair  longest;  ^//?y ^'5  gradually  a  little 
thicker  to  the  apex. 

Abdomen  long,  narrow,  above  flat  or  slightly  convex  ;  the  last 
segment  in  the  ^  subquadrate ;  in  $  narrowed  behind ;  Connexivum 
broad,  of  equal  width  throughout,  reflexed,  recurved.  Underside 
semi-cylindrical ;  the  last  segment,  in  $ ,  roundly  cut  out  in  the 
centre,  in  ?  angularly  arched,  G^e?z?Y«Z  ^ev/me^zz's  obtusely  acuminate; 
above,  in  $  two  are  visible,  in  ?  three  ;  on  the  underside  in  ^ ,  the 
3x'd  projects  far  beyond  the  2nd,  of  which  only  the  angular  points 
are  seen  at  the  sides ;  in  $  the  3rd  is  long,  small,  cylindrical,  the 
points  of  the  2nd  only  being  seen  at  its  base. 

Sjjecies  1. — Chohosoma  Schillingi. 

lluoPALUS  SciiiLUNGii  {Schumm.),  Schill.  Beitr.  55,  7  (1S29);  //.  Schf. 

Waiiz.    iv,  74,  t.   131,  fig.   402 

(1839). 
Chorosoma  Ahuxdinis,  Curt.  B.  E.  vii,  pi.  297  (1830). 
Mykmus  Sciiillixgii,  Burm.  Haudb.  ii,  312,  2  (1835). 
Chorosoma       —         Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  231,  1  (1843) ;  StSl,  K.  Vet. 

Akad.  Forh.  207,  1  (1862). 
EnoPALUS  Arundisis,  Kolen.  Mel.  £nt.  ii,  57,  17  (1845). 
Choro.^oma  Schillingi,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hera.  227  (18G1). 

Ochreous,  finely  punctured  and  haired. 

iZ"e« J  pale.  Antennce ;  the  first  2  joints  covered  with  very  short, 
appressed  hairs.  Eyes  brown.  Ocelli  red.  East  rum  ochreous,  with 
a  central  line  and  the  tip  brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  finely  punctured,  the  disk  light  gray,  Scutelliim 


140  COREINA. 

finely,  confluently  punctured.  Elytra;  Claims  and  corium,  except 
the  nerves,  glassy,  ti'ansparent ;  Membrane  transparent,  iridescent. 
Wings  transparent,  iridescent.  Legs  delicately  haired ;  the  apex  of 
the  hinder  tihi(B  on  the  inner  side,  all  the  tarsi  beneath,  and  the 
claws,  black. 

Abdomen  above  with  a  gradually  narrower  line  at  the  sides,  black 
to  the  end  of  the  4th  segment,  brown  on  the  5th ;  Connexiviim 
unicolorous,  ochreous.  Underside  ochreous,  with  faint  longitudinal 
reddish  lines,  stronger  at  the  sides. 

Length,  6 — 6|  lines. 

Deal,  on  long  grasses,  August ;  Great  Yarmouth  (Dale.) 


Family  4.— STENOCEPHALIDyE. 

Genus  1. — Stenocephalus,  Lair. 
Long,  narrow,  elliptic,  covered  with  fine  short  hairs. 

Head. — Crown  long,  narrow,  horizontal,  convex  ;  the  antenniferous 
processes  short,  obtuse,  not  projecting  laterally ;  Face  triangular, 
short;  central  lobe  very  short,  encompassed  by  the  side  lobes,  of 
which  the  points  are  often  separated.  Antennce  long,  finely  haired  ; 
tubercle  small,  almost  hidden ;  1st  joint  thick,  a  little  curved 
outwards,  base  small,  apex  obtuse  ;  2nd,  3rd,  and  4th  of  about 
equal  thickness,  the  2nd  3  times  as  long  as  the  1st,  the  3rd  h  the 
length  of  the  2nd,  the  4th  nearly  as  long  as  the  2nd.  JSi/es  placed 
at  about  the  middle  of  the  sides  of  the  head,  moderate,  convex,  pro- 
minent. Ocelli  very  small,  nearer  to  each  other  than  to  the  eyes. 
Sostrnm  reaching  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae,  slender,  the  2nd  joint  long- 
est ;  base  in  a  very  short  raised  channel. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  slightly  convex,  trapeziform,  narrow  in  front; 
hinder  angles  obtuse,  raised ;  posterior  margin  a  little  rounded,  with 
a  deep  depression  within  each  hinder  angle.  Scutellnm  large,  flat, 
triangular,  the  apex  pointed.  Eltjtra  longer  than  the  abdomen ; 
Corium  flat,  the  nerves  fine ;  posterior  margin  nearly  straight ; 
Membrane  hindwardly  deflected ;  the  nerves,  except  at  the  inner 
basal  angle,  mostly  straight,  and  not  arising  from  the  base,  which,  in 
the  centre,  has  a  broad  clear  space. 

Abdomen  elliptic ;  above,  flat ;  last  segment  posteriorly  in  (^ 
roundly,  in    ?    deeply  and  angularly,  cut  out ;   Connexivum  broad, 


STENOCEPHALlDiE.  141 

reflexed.  Underside  convex;  last  segment  in  (^  cut  out  at  the  sides, 
and  posteriorly,  before  the  uiargiuj  constricted ;  in  $  ,  the  5th  seg- 
ment is  shortest  in  the  centre  and  raised;  the  6th  segment  flat- 
tened at  the  sides,  and  in  the  centre  drawn  into  an  angulated  ridge ; 
the  anterior  margin  sloping  on  each  side  obliquely  ;  posterior  margin 
concave.  Genital  segments;  above,  in  (^ ,  one  large,  globose,  clasped 
at  the  sides  by  the  long  points  of  the  2nd  segment :  in  ?  ,  one  segment 
is  visible,  short,  narrowed  posteriorly,  and  with  the  posterior 
margin  short  and  slightly  emarginate  ;  beneath,  in  ^J ,  as  on  the 
upper  side  ;  in  ?  ,  in  the  centre  is  one  short  plate,  which  appears  to 
be  divided  into  2  by  a  strong  ridge,  the  posterior  margin  concave,  so 
that  2  points  project ;  at  the  base,  on  each  side,  the  2nd  segment 
appears  as  an  angular  plate,  the  point  of  which  is  shorter  than  the 
central  bilobed  plate. 


Species  1. — Stenocephalus  agilis. 

CiMEX  AGILIS,  Scop.  Eut.  Caru.  126,  3C6  (17G3) ;  Sckrk.  F.  B.  ii,  82, 
1125  (ISOl). 
—    NUGAX,  Fad.  Sp.  Ins.  ii,  366,  171  (17S1) ;  Rossi,  F.  E.  ii,  216, 
1333  (1790). 
Lyg^us  NUGAX,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  162,  93  (1794) ;  IFolf,  Ic.  Cim.  30,  t.  3, 

fig.  30  (1800). 
CoEEUS  NUGAX,  Fab.  S.  E.  200,  42  (1803) ;  Lam.  Hist.  Nat.  iii,  495,  4 
(1816) ;   L.  Duf.  Rech.  37,  4  (1827) ;  Schiil.  Beitr. 
48,  11,  t.  5,  fig.  2  (1829). 
DiCEANOMEKUS  NUGAX,  Ha/m,  Wanz.  i,  22,  t.  3,  fig.  13  (1831). 
Stenocephalus  nugax,  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  328,  1  (1835)  ;  Ramb.  F.  And. 
ii,  129  (1842). 
—  agilis,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  223,  145,  1  (1861). 

Brown-black,  with  a  ground  colour  of  ochreous  showing  through, 
covered  with  fine,  round  punctures. 

^ea^  smooth,  black.  Antennce ;  1st  joint  black;  2nd,  the  base 
narrowly,  the  apex  broadly  black,  the  remainder  yellow  with  a  faint 
brown  ring  in  the  centre  ;  3rd  and  4th  black,  narrowly  yellow  at  the 
base.  Eyes  and  Ocelli  black-brown.  Rostrum  piceous,  1st  joint 
pale  yellow ;  the  sides  of  the  rostral  channel  yellow. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  brown-black  on  an  ochreous  ground  colour, 
darkest  in  front,   finely  punctured,  the   tip  of  the  hinder  angles 


142  COREINA. 

oclireous.  Scutellum  black  or  brown,  finely  punctured,  the  apex 
whitish.  Elytra;  Cormm  c6\.o\xrediYikei\iQ  Pro7iotum,  the  punctures 
slightly  larger ;  Membrane  fuscous  brown,  with  dark,  irregular  spots 
between  the  nerves.  Sternum  black,  finely  punctured.  Legs  ;  coxes 
yellow ;  thighs  finely  haired  ;  in  the  1st  pair  the  base,  in  the  2nd  pair 
the  basal  half,  in  the  3rd  pair  more  than  the  basal  half,  yellow ; 
tihi(B  yellow,  except  the  base  and  apex,  which  are  black  ;  with  short, 
black  hairs  in  rows,  stronger  and  more  projecting  than  those  on  the 
thighs ;  ta7'si  black,  thickly  haired  beneath. 

Abdomen,  above,  blood-red,  the  base  and  apex  black :  Connexivum 
above  and  beneath  black,  with  a  yellow  spot  on  the  anterior  margin 
of  each  segment.     Underside  black. 

Length,  5 — 6-|-  lines. 

Not  common.  Among  EivjyJiorhium,  on  the  coasts  of  Devon,  in 
September  {Stainton). 


Sjjecies  2. — Stenocephalus  neglectus. 

Stenocephalus  neglecttjs,  H.Schf.  Wanz.  iii,  55,  t.  S9,  fig.  272  (1S3G); 

Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  223,  145,  2  (1S61). 

In  colour  almost  identical  with  S.  agilis,  but  this  is  a  more  slender 
and  delicate-looking  insect ;  the  sides  are  more  parallel,  the  an- 
tenncs  thinner  and  longer,  and  the  membrane  of  the  elytra  unthoat 
spots. 

Length,  5 — 5|  lines. 

Eare :  Coasts  of  Devon. 


Family  5.— ALYDIDtE. 
Genus  1. — Alydus,  Fab. 

Narrow,  elongate,  the  sides  parallel. 

Head  thick,  very  convex  above  and  beneath  ;  Croivn  nearly  as 
broad  as  the  front  of  the  pronotum,  but  constricted  behind  the  eyes 
into  a  short  neck  ;  the  antenniferous  processes,  short,  small,  the  ends 


ALYDID.E.  143 

not  produced ;  Ihce  curved  in  a  line  with  the  crown,  long,  deflected, 
triangular,  with  the  sides  rounded ;  central  lobe  narrow,  the  apex 
curved  under.  AritenncB  long,  slender,  of  nearly  equal  thickness 
throughout;  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  crown  of  the  head;  2nd  and  3rd 
a  trifle  longer,  subequal ;  4th  as  long  as  the  2ud  and  3rd  together, 
curved.  Eijes  large,  globose,  prominent,  placed  in  the  middle  of  the 
sides  of  the  head.  Ocelli  large,  prominent,  approximate,  situate  in  a 
line  with  the  back  of  the  eyes.  Mostrum  reaching  the  2nd  pair  of 
cox(B,  strong,  2nd  joint  longest. 

Thorax  stout ;  Pronotum  deflected,  trapeziform,  hinder  angles 
rounded,  with  a  depression  within  them  running  out  on  the  posterior 
margin.  Scutellum  long,  narrow,  pointed.  Elytra  as  long  or  nearly 
as  long  as  the  abdomen  ;  Gorium  long,  narrow,  pointed  ;  anterior 
margin  straight ;  posterior  margin  very  oblique  ;  nerves  fine  ;  Mem- 
brane wide,  elliptic,  filled  with  long  nerves  springing  from  a  nerve 
which  lies  close  to  and  parallel  with  the  base  except  at  the  inner 
angle,  where  are  two  large  angulated  cells.  Sternum  strong,  broad, 
with  a  shallow  central  channel.  Legs  strong ;  coxce  large  ;  hinder 
tliiglis  gradually  a  little  incrassated  with  several  strong  spines 
beneath. 

Abdomen  narrow  at  the  base ;  above  flat ;  the  last  segment  in  ^ 
wide,  posterior  margin  broadly  rounded ;  in  $  ,  slightly  cut  out  in 
the  centre  ;  Connexivum  ^vide,  vertical.  Underside  convex,  the  3rd 
segment  very  long  ;  the  last  segment  posteriorly,  in  ,^  broadly  and 
squarely,  in  ?  less,  and  roundly,  cut  out.  Genital  segments,  above, 
in  $,  only  appear  as  3  keels  projecting  hindwardly ;  in  ?  but  one 
segment  is  visible,  short,  the  sides  narrowed,  and  the  posterior  mar- 
gin truncate ;  beneath,  in  ^ ,  one  segment  is  visible,  short,  convex, 
ending  in  3  short  and  spinous  processes ;  in  ?  also  only  one  seg- 
ment is  usually  seen,  short,  convex,  and  obtusely  pointed ;  but 
sometimes  the  ends  of  the  other  2  segments  are  visible. 


Species  1. — Alydus  calcauatus. 

CiMEX  CALCARATUs,  Lui.  F.  S.  96S,  (1761);  S.  N.  i,  733,  111  (17G7) ; 
De  G.  Mem.  ill,  280,  21,  pi.  11,  figs.  23  &  21 
(1773);  Rossi,  1.  E.  ii,  213,  1327  (1790). 

LxGJEvs  CALCAUATvs,  Fad.  E.  S.  iv,  162,  91  (1791);  JFolf,  Ic.  Cim. 
Ill,  t.  11,  fig.  138  (1801). 


144  COREINA. 

Alydus  calcaratus,  Fab.  S.  R.  251,  15  (1803) ;  Le  P.  et  Serv.  Enc.  x, 
61,1  (1825);  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  40,  1  (1829); 
Schill.  Beitr.  49,  1  t.  5,  fig.  1  (1829);  Hahn, 
Wanz.  i,  198,  t.  32,  fig.  101  (1831) ;  Curt.  B.  E. 
viii,  pi.  369  (1831) ;  H.  Schf.  Panz.E.  G.  121,  10 
(1835);  Burm.  Haudb.  ii,  323,  1  (1835);  Zett. 
Ins.  Lap.  262,  6,  1  (1840);  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem. 
226,  1  (1843);  i^/or,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  183,  1  (ISGO) ; 
Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  226,  1  (1861). 
—      HiKsuTUs,  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  ii,  64,  26,  t.  8,  fig.  8  (1845). 

Fuscoua  black,  through  which  the  dull  ochreous  ground  colour  in- 
distinctly shows ;  more  clearly  seen  on  the  cormm  of  the 
expanded  elytra. 

Sead  finely  punctured,  and  with  fine,  long,  black,  projecting  hairs. 
AntenncG  with  fine,  short,  projecting,  black  hairs ;  1st  joint  black, 
except  a  long,  yellow  streak  on  the  inner  side ;  2nd  and  3rd  ochre- 
ous, with  the  base  yellow  and  the  tip  broadly  black  ;  4th,  black, 
with  the  base  narrowly  yellow.  Myes  black.  Ocelli  red.  Bostrum 
pitchy-black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  very  finely  punctured,  and  with  distant,  pro- 
jecting hairs,  shorter  than  those  on  the  head.  Scutellum  black, 
finely  punctured,  the  apex  ochreous.  Elytra ;  Cormm  very  finely 
black-punctured ;  Membrane  semi-transparent,  smoke-brown,  with 
darker  nervures.  Wings  transparent,  with  a  green  and  purple 
metallic  gloss.  Sternum  black,  finely  punctured,  and  with  fine, 
mostly  appressed,  gray  hairs.  Legs  with  distant  black  hairs ;  Goxcb 
piceous ;  thighs  black,  the  hinder  pair  with  3  strong,  curved  spines 
beyond  the  middle,  and  several  other  smaller  spines  ;  viz.,  one 
before  the  middle,  one  between  the  1st  and  2nd,  and  2  or  3  gra- 
dually smaller,  beyond  the  3rd  large  spine  ;  the  small  spines  are 
often  (accidentally)  more  or  less  wanting  ;  tilice  with  the  hairs  closer 
and  stronger  than  on  the  thighs,  1st  and  2nd  pair  ochreous,  with  the 
apex  broadly  black  or  piceous,  3rd  pair  ochreous-brown  ;  tarsi  black 
or  piceous,  with  nearly  half  of  the  1st  joint  ochreous. 

Abdomen  above  ;  the  3rd  and  4th  segments  and  the  anterior  por- 
tion of  the  5th,  orange,  with  the  sides  narrowly  black  ;  the  remainder 
entirely  black  ;  Connexivum  black,  with  a  yellowish  spot  on  the 
anterior  margin  of  each  segment.  Underside  black,  shining,  with 
shoi-t,  distant,  projecting  black  hairs. 

Length,  5| — 5f  lines. 


BERYTINA.  145 

Not  rare.  "Weybridge  on  JJlex  nanus,  September ;  Isle  of  "Wiglit, 
July,  (6r.  Lewis);  Plumstead  Common,  among  heath,  August  and 
September;  Eolkestone,  on  Ononis,  September;  Scarborough  {T. 
Wilkinson). 

Section  ^.—BJEBYTINA.'' 
Family   1.— METACANTHID/E. 

Genus  1. — Metacanthus,  Costa. 

Head  short,  broad ;  Crown  globose,  with  a  single  deep  impression 
at  the  base ;  Face  vertical,  small,  triangular.  Antennce  very  long, 
filiform  ;  1st  joint  longest,  slightly  incrassated  at  the  top  ;  2nd  about 
half  the  length  of  the  1st ;  3rd  as  long  as  the  2nd;  -Ith  nearly  half 
the  length  of  the  3rd,  thickened,  fusiform.  Fi/es  large,  globose, 
prominent.  Ocelli  large,  distant,  inserted  at  the  sides  of  the  head 
just  before  the  pronotum.  Bostrum  reaching  to  the  end  of  the 
metasternum,  2ud  joint  longest ;  rostral  channel  deepest  and  widest 
at  the  extremity. 

Thorax  very  thick;  Pronotum  much  deflected  forwards,  long 
trapezoidal ;  anterior  margin  thick,  prominent,  sloping  from  the 
centre  to  the  ends,  which  terminate  in  a  rounded,  projecting  nodule; 
disk  in  front  smooth,  with  a  small  central  nodule,  behind  which  is  a 
deep  transverse  impression,  the  remainder  of  the  disk  very  convex, 
with  a  fine  raised  line  up  the  centre  ending  at  the  top  in  a  large 
sharp  nodule,  and  with  a  similar  but  smaller  and  more  obtuse  nodule 
at  each  hinder  angle ;  hinder  angles  rounded  ;  posterior  margin  sub- 
angularly  concave,  narrowly  reflexed.  ScufeUntn  triangular,  narrow, 
pointed,  the  base  with  a  long  projecting  suberect,  back-curving 
spine.  Elytra  horizontal,  longer  and  broader  than  the  abdomen, 
covering  the  connexivum  ;  Corium  diaphanous,  narrow,  the  posterior 
margin  on  each  elytron  not  meeting  each  other  at  the  end  of  the 
clavus,  but  divergent,  and  carried  forward  for  some  distance  in  an 
outwardly  curving  line,  then  sinuate  and  extended  long,  straight,  and 
slender  to  a  point ;  Memhrane  hroad,  oval,  transparent,  with  5  nearly 
straight  nerves.  Sternum  witli  the  rostral  channel  deep  and  wide, 
ending  on  the  metasternum ;  the  odoriferous  orifice  on  the  oneso- 
sternum   produced   as  a   short,  upturned   spine.     Legs   very  long; 

*  Page  18. 

10 


146  BERYTINA. 

thiglis  towards  tlie  top  gradually  clavate  and  then  a  little  constricted ; 
tihicB  filiform;  tarsi  slender,  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  other  2 
together. 

Abdomen  long,  elliptic,  convex  beneath ;  Connexiviim  broad. 
Genital  segments;  in  the  ^,  the  only  one  visible  is  small  and 
rounded  ;  in  the  ?  the  last  abdominal  segment  has  a  central  hump, 
whence  a  ridge  proceeds  to  the  end  of  the  genital  segments,  bisecting 
them ;  of  the  1st  and  2nd  segments,  however,  only  the  points  are 
visible  at  the  sides  of  the  3rd. 


Species  1. — Metacanthus  punctipes. 

Berytus  punctipes,  Germ.  F.  Ins.  7,  21  (1821?). 

Neides  elegans,   Curt.  B.  E.  \v,  pi.  150  (1827)  ;   Spin.   Hem.   206, 

4  (1840). 
Berytus  annulatus,  Burm.  Haudb.  ii,  314,  4  (1835). 
Metacanthus  elegans,  Costa,  Atti,  7,  258  (1847) ;  Fiel).  Europ.  Hem. 

214  (1861). 
Gampsocoris  transilvanica,  Fuss.  Mitth.  d.  Ver.  zu  Hermaiinstadt,  7 

(1852). 

Dusky,  ochreous. 

Head;  Croiim  and  Face  black,  shining ;  Antennce  yellow,  the  1st 
joint  with  several,  the  2ud  with  few  black  rings,  3rd  black  at  the 
base,  4th  black.     Fges  and  Ocelli  dark  brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotmn ;  anterior  margin  whitish,  the  first  4th  of  the 
disk  abruptly  black,  shining,  unpunctured,  in  the  centre  depressed, 
and  with  a  small  yellow  nodule  ;  the  remainder  of  the  disk  shining, 
covered  with  equidistant,  round  punctures,  with  a  fine,  raised, 
smooth  line  up  the  centre  ;  all  the  3  posterior  nodules  black  ;  the 
posterior  margin  whitish.  Scutellum ;  the  %'^mQ  Vihxte.  Elytra;  in 
the  membrane  a  longish,  light  fuscous  dash  between  the  ends  of  the 
2nd  and  3rd  nerves.  Sternum  black,  the  mesosternal  spiracular 
spine  whitish,  with  a  dark  line  beneath.  Legs  yellow  with  black 
rings  ;  the  clavate  end  of  the  thighs  ochreous  with  a  fuscous  cloud ; 
tarsi;  1st  joint  yelloM^  2nd  and  3rd  black. 

Abdomen  above  black ;  Connexivum  yellowish.  Underside  dull 
ochreous,  the  base  black. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Common  under  Ononis  in  August  and  September,  Folkestone ; 
Deal ;  Coasts  of  Devon  (Stainton). 


METACANTHIDiE.  147 


Genus  2. — Metatropis,  Fieb. 

Head. — Croion  quadrangular,  in  front  a  large  nodule  prolonged 
hindwardly  in  a  keel,  at  the  end  of  wliich,  at  the  base  of  the  head,  is 
a  depression  between  the  ocelli ;  Face  deflected,  broad,  curved,  all 
the  lobes  broad,  the  central  one  much  the  longest.  Antennce  inserted, 
above  the  front  of  the  eyes,  filiform  ;  1st  joint  very  long,  at  the  top 
gradually  clavate ;  2nd  and  3rd  at  the  top  scarcely  thickened,  the 
2nd  nearly  ^  as  long  as  the  1st,  the  3rd  nearly  f  rds  as  long  as  the 
1st ;  4th  long- fusiform,  f  the  length  of  the  2ud  and  twice  as  thick. 
Fi/es  large,  oval,  little  projecting.  OcelU  small,  approximate, 
inserted  on  the  base  of  the  head.  Bo  strum  reaching  beyond  the  2nd 
pair  of  coxfe. 

Thorax  thick :  Pronohcm  greatly  deflected  to  the  front,  long- 
traj^eziform,  almost  hexangular  by  the  hinder  angles  being  cut  ofi" 
straight ;  the  sides  3  times  constricted,  the  1st  slightly,  immediately 
behind  the  anterior  margin,  the  2nd  deeply  at  about  \  of  the  length, 
tlie  3rd  just  before  the  hinder  angles ;  disk  in  front  but  slightly 
convex,  with  a  cross  impression  opposite  the  2ud  latei'al  con- 
striction, in  front  of  which  are  2  small  nodules  ;  hinder  portion  very 
convex,  but  hindwardly,  flatly  and  broadly  deflected  to  the  posterior 
margin ;  up  the  centre  is  a  raised  line  gradually  increasing  in  height 
till  it  forms  a  rounded  ridge  which  decreases  somewhat  suddenly, 
and  ends  before  it  reaches  the  posterior  margin ;  within  each  hinder 
angle,  in  a  line  with  the  top  of  the  central  ridge,  a  large  nodule  ; 
posterior  margin  slightly  concave.  Scutellum  long,  narrow,  trian- 
gular, the  base  convex,  with  an  obtusely  pointed  nodule  in  the  centre. 
Elytra  in  repose  horizontal,  narrower  in  the  middle  than  at  the  base, 
and  wider  behind ;  Corium  narrow,  diaphanous,  with  strong  nerves, 
the  posterior  margins  not  meeting  at  the  end  of  the  clavus,  but 
diverging,  nearly  straight,  and  prolonged  to  a  long  point ;  Membrane 
transparent,  broad,  hindwardly  rounded ;  the  1st  nerve  short,  curved  ; 
tlie  2nd  long ;  the  3rd  springs  feebly  from  the  4th,  at  about  ^  its 
length,  but  is  stronger  towards  its  end  ;  4th  and  5th  joined  together 
at  the  base.  Stermim ;  rostral  channel  broad.  Legs  filiform,  the 
top  of  the  thighs  gradually  incrassated ;  tarsi;  1st  joint  as  long  as  the 
other  2  together. 

Abdomen  long-oval,    narrow   at    the    base,    above   flat,    beneath 


148  BERYTINA. 

convex.     Genital  segments  in  both  sexes  rounded  posteriorly  without 
processes. 


Species  2. — Metatropis  rufescens. 

Berytus  rufescens,  H.  Schf.  Norn.  Ent.  i,  43,  (1835) ;  Panz.  E.  G. 
135,  8. 
—      ELEGAXs,  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  313,  3  (1835.) 
Neides  Sieberi  {De  Cristofori),  Spin.  Hem.  20G,  3  (1840). 
Berytus  annulatus,  Gorsk.  Anal.  141  (1852). 

Metatropis  rtjeescens,  Fleb.    Wien.  Ent.   Monats.   iii.   207    (1859) ; 
Europ.  Hem.  213  (1861) ;  Scott,  Ent.  Ann. 
156,  fig.  6,  (1862). 
Berytus  (Berytus)  rufescens,  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  208,  4  (ISGO). 

Light  brown,  shining. 

Head  paler,  beneath  black.  Antennce  yellow  ;  the  1st  joint  with 
many  black  dots,  the  club,  except  at  its  point,  piceous ;  the  3rd 
joint  with  distant,  very  fine  hairs ;  the  4th  joint  black,  the  apex  brown. 
JSi/es  black.     Ocelli  red  shining.     Hostrum  pale. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  (except  on  the  central  ridge)  in  the  middle 
with  a  large  black  spot,  which  at  the  front  is  straight,  at  the  sides 
does  not  quite  touch  the  margin,  and  hindwardly  is  intersected  by  a 
dash  of  the  ground  colour.  Scutellum  diaphanous,  except  the 
nodule,  which  is  brown.  Ehjtra ;  Corium  diaphanous,  smooth,  the 
nerves  reddish  brown ;  Membrane  light  brown,  transparent,  glossy, 
the  nerves  opaque.  Stermim,  in  the  centre,  black.  Legs  pale  yellow 
with  black  dots ;  thighs  with  the  club  brown,  except  at  the  apex ; 
tibia  with  the  lower  end  brown,  the  dots  closer  and  finer  than  on  the 
thighs  ;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  yellow,  2nd  and  3rd  piceous. 

Abdomen ;  the  base  black,  the  remainder  reddish-brown  ;  Co)i- 
nexivum  pale.  Underside  dark  brown,  the  segments  with  paler 
margins. 

Length,  4 — 4^  lines. 

Hitherto  rare  in  England,  only  a  single  specimen  having  been 
captured.     It  was  taken  by  Mr.  "Wollaston  near  Pangbouru. 


BERYTIDiE.  149 


Family  2.— BERYTID^. 
Genus  1. — Berytus,  i^<2(5.,  Fieh. 

Long,  narrow,  more  or  less  linear. 

Head  long,  subquadrangular,  in  front  narrower  than  at  the  base, 
across  the  disk,  near  the  centre,  a  slight  but  sharp  incision,  behind 
which  are  the  ocelli.  From  between  the  ocelli  begins  a  process 
which  gradually  rises,  and  mostly  widens  a  little,  and  is  then  narrower 
to  the  end,  which  far  overreaches  the  face ;  viewed  sideways,  it  is 
a  vertical  more  or  less  rounded  plate,  curved  under  until  it  meets 
the  face,  which  it  often  joins.  From  the  ocelli  forwards,  on  each 
side  of  the  frontal  process,  but  not  so  long,  the  sides  of  the  head  are 
distinctly  lobe-formed,  and  at  the  end  of  these  lobes  the  antennce  are 
inserted;  Face  short,  narrow,  vertical.  Antennce  long,  filiform;  1st 
joint  thickest,  not  so  long  as  the  head  and  pronotum  together,  the 
upper  end  clavate ;  2nd  not  so  thick  as  the  1st,  and  about  -Jth  its 
length  ;  3rd  the  thinnest,  as  long  or  longer  than  the  1st ;  4th  about 
twice  as  long  as  the  2nd,  fusiform,  the  base  thin,  narrower  than  tlie 
apex  of  the  3rd.  Eyes  round,  flattened.  Ocelli  very  small.  Rostrum 
reaching  only  over  the  presternum,  1st  and  2nd  joints  together  not 
so  long  as  the  head ;  rostral  channel  in  front  with  the  margins 
raised  for  a  very  short  distance. 

Tliorax. —  'Pronotum  long  -  trapezoidal,  narrowed  at  the  hinder 
angles,  within  them  raised  more  or  less  and  then  posteriorly  de- 
flected ;  the  lateral  margins  reflexed,  keel-formed ;  the  disk  with  a 
central  keel  throughout,  its  end  and  the  ends  of  the  lateral  margins 
prolonged  beyond  the  anterior  margin.  Scutellum  triangular,  the 
base  covered  by  the  pronotum,  the  apex  prominent.  Elytra  longer 
than  the  abdomen  ;  Corium  opaque,  prolonged  to  a  point ;  the  nerves 
strong,  straight,  the  two  central  ones  rounded  or  recurved  into  the 
posterior  margin ;  the  space  between  the  nerves  with  a  row  of  deep 
punctures  slightly  separated  ;  Membrane  diaphanous,  finely  crenate, 
the  nerves  nearly  straight,  at  the  base  curved.  Sternum ;  rostral 
channel  continued  to  the  end  of  the  metasternum,  widest  on  the 
mesosternum ;  anterior  coxce  approximate,  posterior  coxw  very  dis- 
tant. Legs  long,  3rd  pair  very  long ;  thighs  clavate ;  tilice  thin  ; 
tarsi,  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  other  2  together,  the  2nd  very  short. 


J  50  BEUTTINA. 

Abdomen  flat  above,  very  convex  beneath,  the  posterior  margin  of 
the  6th  segment  straight.  Genital  set/menfs  closely  joined  to  each 
other,  and  to  the  last  abdominal  segment,  the  junction  difficnlt  to 
distinguish  ;  above,  in  the  ^  one,  in  the  ?  two  (i.  e.  the  2nd  and  3rd) 
are  visible.  On  the  underside,  in  the  ^,  the  visible  segment  is 
wide,  convex,  caplike,  the  sides,  posteriorly,  forming  two  distant, 
lobe-like  processes ;  in  the  $  the  1st  of  the  2  visible  segments  is 
ridged  in  the  centre  and.  posteriorly  produced,  the  sides  retracted ; 
the  2nd  of  the  segments  is  posteriorly  narrowed,  cleft  in  the  centre, 
and  ends  in  two  lobe-like  processes  lyiug  close  together. 


Species  1. — Berytus  Signoreti. 

Berytus  Signoreti,  Fieb.  Wien.  Eiit.  Monats.  iii,  201,1  (1S59) ;  Europ. 
Hem.  210,  1  (1861). 

Ochreous.  Frontal  process  above,  straight,  the  end  rounded.  An- 
tennce ;  1st  joint,  club  stout,  scarcely  darker  than  the  rest  of  the 
joint,  3rd  at  apex,  4th  entirely,  black.  Fronotum  deflected  to 
the  front,  the  posterior  |  slightly  convex.  ^:i_Apex  of  the  Clavus 
and  Corium  and  a  long,  pointed  spot  at  the  base  of  each  nerve 
of  the  Memhrane  pitchy  black  ;  Memhrane  broader  than  the 
Corkim,  posteriorly  very  broadly  rounded.  Thir/hs  gradually 
clavate,  yellow  throughout;  tarsi ;   1st  and  2ud  joints  yellow. 

Head  ;  frontal  process  moderate,  above  straight,  the  end  rounded, 
viewed  sideways  somewhat  semi-oval ;  the  side  processes  narrow, 
somewhat  widened  before  the  eyes.  Antennce  ochreous  ;  1st  joint, 
club  abrupt  and  of  equal  thickness  throughout,  a  shade  darker  than 
the  rest  of  the  joint ;  3rd,  the  extremity  widened  and  pitchy  black  ; 
4th  black.  Eyes  red  brown.  Bostrutn  yellowish,  the  end  piceous 
or  black. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  deflected  to  the  front,  flat  or  a  little  depressed 
on  the  first  third,  slightly  widened  at  the  hinder  angles,  and  slightly 
raised  within  them,  thence  deflected  to  the  posterior  margin  ;  the 
disk  posteriorly  distinctly  punctured,  the  keels  strong  and  broad, 
but  not  deep.  Scutellum  on  each  side  of  the  raised  centre,  brown. 
Elytra;  Clavus  with  a  pitchy-brown  spot  at  the  apex;  Corium; 
anterior  margin  a  little  and  gradually  curved,  between  the  nerves 
slightly  punctate ;  apex  pitchy-black ;  Memhrane  tinged  with  ochre- 


BERYTID^.  151 

oiis,  the  anterior  margin  sometimes  brown ;  the  base  of  each  nerve 
with  a  small,  longish,  piceous  or  black  spot,  which  is  sharply  pointed 
on  the  side  nest  the  membrane  ;  the  4th  nerve  curved  near  the  base, 
(generally)  joined  to  the  5th,  and  forming  a  cell  in  which  is  often  a 
black  spot  which  extends  across  the  4th  nerve,  and  ends  before  the 
3rd.  In  the  spaces  between  the  2nd  and  3rd,  the  3rd  and  4th,  and 
the  4th  and  5th  are  broad  fuscous-brown  streaks,  of  whicli  the  1st 
scarcely  reaches  half-way  up  from  the  posterior  margin,  the  2nd  is 
continued  interruptedly  to  the  base,  and  the  3rd  is  very  short ; 
all  tliese  streaks  are  wide  on  the  posterior  margin.  In  the  $  all 
the  streaks  are  very  faint.  Sternum  in  the  ^  brownish,  in  the  $ 
ochreous.  Legs  concolorous  with  the  antenna) ;  the  club  of  the 
thighs  very  gradual  not  very  thick,  and  only  a  shade  darker  than  the 
rest  of  the  limb  ;  tarsi;  1st  and  2nd  joints  ochreous,  3rd  black. 

Abdomen  beneath  slightly  shining,  finely  punctured ;  in  the    ^ 
brownish-ochreous,  with  a  broad  brown  band  down  each  side  ;  in  the 
?   ochreous.      Genital  segments  in  the   ^   globose,  the  lateral  pro- 
cesses short,  curved  inwards ;  in  the    ?    the  processes  are  long,  the 
points  obtuse,  distinctly  separated,  the  sides  perceptibly  constricted. 

Length,  2\  lines. 

AVidely  distributed,  but  not  common ;  in  moss,  AVest  "Wickhara 
Wood,  March ;  Sanderstead,  May ;  Mickleham,  April  and  August  > 
Deal,  May  and  August. 

iSpecies  2. — Berytus  montivagus. 

Berxtus  montivagus    {Bremi),   Meyer   Ddr.   Stett.   Eut.   Zeit.   ii,    88 

(1841) ;  Fieb.  Wien.  Eut.  Monats.  iii, 
204,  2  (1859);  Europ.  Hem.  210,  2 
(1861). 

Ochreous.  Frontal  process  from  the  side  semi-oval.  Antennae  ;  1st 
joint,  club  abrupt,  fuscous-brown,  3rd  black  at  the  apex,  4th 
entirely  black.  Fronotum  deflected  to  the  front,  convex,  the 
posterior  \  often  clouded  with  dusky,  sometimes  defined  into  a 
spot.  JEhjtra ;  Clavus  and  Cerium  brown  at  the  apex ;  Mem- 
Irane  much  broader  than  the  corium,  very  broadly  rounded  pos- 
teriorly ;  nerves  much  bent  at  the  base,  the  dark  streaks  between 
them  very  broad  posteriorly.  Thighs  gradually  clavate  ;  club  of 
the  1st  and  2nd  pairs  dusky,  of  the  3rd  pair  fuscous  brown  or 
blackish,  the  apex  pale. 


152  BERYTINA. 

Head  brown- ochreoiis,  very   finely   punctured ;    frontal  process 
straight  on  the  upper  surface,  rounded  at  the  end,  viewed  sideways 
Lalf-oval ;  the  side  processes  strong,  convex,  widened  a  little  at  the 
end,  above  whitish.     AntenncB  reddish-ochreous  ;  the  club  of  the  1st 
joint  stout,  abrupt,  entirely  or  only  on  the  sides  fuscous  brown  ; 
2nd  at  the  apex  fuscous  brown ;  3rd  with  the  apex  narrowly  and 
suddenly  black  ;  4th  long  fusiform,  scarcely  so  thick  as  the  club  of  the 
1st,  black.     Eijes  brown.      Underside  red-brown.     Rostrum  piceous. 
Thorax.' — Sides  deeply  punctured,  ochreous,  the  margin  next  the 
sternum  broadly  black-brown  ;  pronotum  slightly  deflected   to  the 
front,  at  the  anterior  angles  slightly  compressed,  at  the  hinder  angles 
a  little  and  roundly  widened,  hindwardly  on  the  posterior  margin, 
narrower ;  posterior  margin  slightly  concave ;  the  disk  transversely 
convex,  in  the  centre  (including  the  central  keel)  shghtly  depressed, 
within  the   hinder   angles  much  and   roundly  raised,  the  anterior 
half  fijiely,  the  posterior  half  strongly  punctured,  and  with  a  large, 
dusky  cloud.  In  some  examples  this  cloud  becomes  a  distinct  spot,  in 
others  it  is  quite  wanting.  The  keels  are  white.  Scutellum  dark  ochre- 
ous, sometimes  with  a  black  margin,  the  centre  strongly  raised,  pale 
ochreous.    Elytra  shining  ;  Clavus  ochreous,  the  apex  brown ;  Coriuvi 
ochreous,  anterior  margin  slightly  curved,  with  a  dark  shade  near  the 
apex,  which  has  a  long,  piceous  spot,  and  one  or  two  dots  above  it, 
between  the  nerves  ;  posterior  margin  with  a  very  delicate  brown 
line ;    Memlrane   diaphanous,   much  broader  than  the  corium,  the 
apex  very  broadly  rounded  ;  the  nerves,   especially  the  4th,  much 
bent  at  the  base,  the  4th  united  to  the  5th,  forming  a  cell  at  the 
base,  but  again  diverging  ;  on  the  base  of  each  nerve  a  very  small, 
light-brown  dot;  between  the  2nd  and  3rd,  and  3rd  and  4th  nerves, 
a  long,  interrupted,  brown  streak,  very  broad  at  its  exit  on  the  pos- 
terior margin ;  at  the  base,  within  the  curve  betrt' eeu  the  3rd  and  4th 
nerves  a  large  black-brown  spot,  and  another  longer  spot  between 
the  4th  and  5th  nerves,  beyond  the  cell ;  the  4th  and  5th  nerves  on 
the  base  brown.     These  markings  vary  in  depth  of  colour,  and  are 
always  paler  in  the    $    than  in  the   (J .     Sternum  crenate-punctate, 
black  or  dark-brown,  with  fine,  short  whitish  hairs.     Legs  ochreous  ; 
tliigJis  long-clavate,  the  club  in  the  first  2  pairs  dusky  ochreous  on 
the  sides,  in  the  last  pair  fuscous  brown  (rarely  blackish)  with  the 
apex  paler  ;  tihice  with  the  extreme  end  brownish  ;  tarsi ;   1st  joint 
yellow,  2nd  and  3rd  black,  the  second  sometimes  piceous. 


BERYTID.^.  3  53 

Abdomen  above  black  or  fuscous.  Underside  finely  punctate, 
ocbreous-brown,  with  a  pale  line  in  the  centre,  and  a  dark  brown 
one  on  each  side,  the  central  line  and  the  margins  of  the  segments 
smooth;  the  ?  paler  than  the  J".  Genital  segments 'henes^th. ;  in 
the  ^  the  processes  are  not  prolonged  posteriorly,  but  are  curved 
round ;  in  the  ?  the  processes  form  a  triangular,  convex  point,  in 
the  least  degree  constricted  before  the  rounded  apex,  which  is  almost 
imperceptibly  notched. 

Length,  3  lines. 

Portmarnock  (Wollaston)  ;  Sanderstead  in  moss,  in  March 
(Doiifflas)  ;  Folkestone,  not  rare,  at  roots  of  grass,  in  September 
{Scott)  ;  Charlton,  under  broom  bushes  ;  Coast  of  North  Devon,  in 
October  (Stainton). 


Species  3. — Berytus  cognatus. 

Berytus   cognatus,   Fieb.    Wien.   Eut.   Mouats.    iii,    205,   4    (1S59)  ; 
Europ.  Heai.  210,  4  (1S61). 

Ochreous.  Head ;  frontal  process  seen  from  above  linear,  from  the 
side  semicircular  ;  rostral  channel  nearly  obsolete.  Antennce ; 
club  of  1st  joint  black.  Pronotum  much  deflected  to  the  front, 
convex,  keels  white,  the  middle  one  deepest.  Elytra  ending  in 
an  obtuse  point ;  Membrane  with  3  long,  entire,  black  streaks 
between  the  middle  nerves,  the  first  2  broad,  the  3rd  narrow. 
Club  of  the  thighs  gradual,  black  at  the  sides.  Processes  of  the 
genital  segment,  iu  the  ^ ,  short,  parallel. 

Head  ochreous-brown  ;  frontal  process  seen  from  above  almost 
linear,  convex,  compressed  at  the  point,  with  fine  downy  hairs ; 
seen  from  the  side  semicircular,  slightly  separated  from  the  face ; 
side  processes  deflected,  parallel,  somewhat  stouter  towards  the 
ocelli.  Antenncs  yellow  ;  1st  joint,  club  rather  abrupt,  black  ;  2nd, 
with  a  slight  brown  ring  at  the  extreme  apex ;  3rd,  black  at  the 
apex ;  4th,  black,  hairy.  Eges  brown.  Ocelli  ochreoiis.  Rostnim 
black  ;  rostral  channel  scarcely  perceptible. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  dull,  much  deflected  from  back  to  front ;  first 
3rd  ochreous-brown,  nearly  flat,  finely  punctured  ;  the  remainder 
pale  ochreous,  tinged  with  dusky,  transversely  very  convex,  and 
roundly   deflected   to  the  posterior  margin,  the  punctures  distinct, 


154  BERYTINA. 

large,  round,  sliining ;  keels  white,  strong,  rising  in  the  same 
curve  as  the  disk,  the  middle  one  deepest,  the  side  ones  merg- 
ing into  the  slight  callosity  at  the  hinder  angles ;  posterior 
margin  slightly  concave.  Scutellum  white.  Elytra  slightly  shining, 
anterior  margin  slightly  curved ;  Clavus  mostly  brownish  between 
the  nerves  ;  Corium,  nerves  strong,  lustrous ;  in  the  ^  the  space 
between  the  inner  ones  brownish ;  posterior  margin  outwardly 
with  a  fine  brown  hne,  apex  black ;  Ilenibrane  broader  than  the 
corium,  posteriorly  obtuse-lanceolate,  diaphanous,  lustrous,  with  3 
long,  black  streaks;  the  1st  between  the  2nd  and  3rd  nerves  not 
quite  reaching  to  the  base,  broad,  widened  posteriorly  and  sublanceo- 
late ;  the  2nd  between  and  as  long  as  the  3rd  and  4th  nerves, 
broad,  equal  throughout ;  the  3rd  between  the  4th  and  5  th  nerves, 
narrow,  interrupted ;  in  the  ?  these  streaks  are  much  fointer. 
8ternu7)i  brown,  crenate  punctate ;  Mesosternum  piceous,  disk  quad- 
rangular, nearly  flat,  with  a  deep  middle  channel,  on  the  outer  de- 
flected sides  a  deep  depression ;  Metastermim  convex,  the  middle 
depressed.  Legs  yellow  ;  thighs ;  club  dusky,  the  sides  with  darker 
granulations  ;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  yellow,  2nd  and  3rd  black. 

Aldomeii  beneath  yellow-brown,  with  distinct,  sharp,  irregular 
punctures,  and  a  smooth  yellowish  middle  line.  Genital  segment  in 
the  ^  callous,  posteriorly  abruptly  deflected,  the  lateral  processes 
short,  parallel,  the  space  between  them  quadrangular. 

Length,  2f — 3  lines. 

Dartford  Brent,  among  thyme  and  moss,  August. 

Species  4. — Berytus  clavipes. 

Gekkis  clavipes,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  192,  20  (1791);  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  118, 

2  (1S07). 
Berytus      —        FaL  S.  R.  265,  2  (1803) ;  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  165, 

2  (1829) ;  Sc/iill.  Beitr.  i,  56,  2,  t.  7,  fig.  3  b  (1829) ; 

Ila/u/,  Wanz.  i,  135,  t.  21,  fig.  69  (1831) ;  H.  Sclif. 

Norn.  Eut.  i,  43  (1835) ;  Fieb.  Wieu.  Eut.  Moiiats, 

iii,  205,  5  (1859);  Europ.  Hem.  211,  5  (1861). 
—       (Neides)  clavipes,  Flor,  Bhyu.  Liv.  i,  205,  2  (1860). 

Dusky  ochreous,  shining.  Frontal  process ;  above  straight,  on  the 
side  subtriangular,  rounded  beneath.  AntenncB  ;  1st  joint,  club 
slight,  gradual,  dusky  only  on  the  sides ;  3rd  yellow  throughout. 
Fronotum  flat ;  sides  nearly  parallel ;  posterior  margin  straight. 


BERYTID^.  155 

Elytra  narrow  ;  Ilemhrane  not  wider  than  the  corium,  apex 
lanceolate.  Thiglis  slightly,  gradually  clavate,  the  club  not 
dark  coloured. 

Head  ochreous-brown,  with  downy  whitish  hairs,  the  posterior 
-|  darker,  finely  punctured ;  Frontal  process  above  long,  straight, 
narrow,  flat,  with  white  hairs  on  the  sides  ;  seen  from  the  side  sub- 
triangular,  the  underside  rounded,  the  base  not  touching  the  face ; 
side  processes  straight,  parallel,  deflected  in  front.  Antennce  yellow- 
ish ;  1st  joint,  the  club  slight,  gradual,  dusky  on  the  sides  ;  3rd  not 
darker  at  the  apex  ;  4th  black,  finely  haired,  apex  brownish.  Eyes 
brown.  Ocelli  ochreous.  Underside  red-ochreous,  finely,  indistinctly 
punctured.     Rostrum  piceous,  the  base  paler. 

Thorax. — Sides  strongly  punctured  ;  Pronotum  brown-ochreous, 
depressed  transversely  in  the  middle,  the  anterior  half  finely,  the 
posterior  half  strongly  punctate ;  sides  almost  parallel,  very  slightly 
constricted  in  front ;  the  keels  strong,  whitish,  the  side  ones  dimin- 
ished in  height  at  and  behind  the  slightly  raised  hinder  angles,  the 
central  one  even  throughout ;  hinder  angles  a  Uttle  rounded,  the 
]30sterior  margin  straight.  Scutellum  ochreous,  the  centre  strongly 
raised.  Elytra  narrow,  parallel ;  in  the  $  shghtly  curved  on  the 
anterior  margin ;  Claviis  and  Corium  ochreous  or  brown-ochreous  ; 
the  nerves  very  strong,  sliiniug,  the  spaces  between  them  on  the 
corium  deeply  crenate-punctate,  more  slightly  on  the  claviis ;  the 
nerves  and  intervals  (especially  in  the  ^)  narrowly  streaked  with 
brown,  the  apex  of  the  corium  piceous-black ;  membrane-suture 
brownish ;  Memhrane  dull,  brownish,  diaj)hanous,  finely  crenate,  with 
3  blackish  streaks  between  the  nerves,  the  2nd  very  broad  at  the 
end,  the  2nd  nerve  generally  with  a  brown  streak.  At  times  the 
membrane  is  only  partially  developed.  Sternum  red-ochreous  indis- 
tinctly pixnctured.  Leys  pale  or  brown-ochreous  ;  thighs  slightly 
andgradually  clavate,  the  cluh  not  dusky;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  ochreous, 
the  2nd  and  3rd  black. 

AhJomen  above  black  ;  Connexivum  ochreous.  Underside  sliining, 
red-ochreous,  with  2  pitchy-black  streaks  down  each  side  and  a  pale 
line  in  the  centre,  distinctly  granulose  punctate,  the  edges  of  the 
segments  smooth.  Genital  segments  beneath ;  in  the  ^  the  lateral 
processes  narrow,  on  the  outside  straight,  the  inside  curved  slightly 
outwards,  the  space  between  the  two  processes  square,  except  that 
the  very  convex  centre  of  the  segment  is  posteriorly  rounded  and 
projects  a  little  ;  in  the  ?  the  processes  form  a  long  point,  the  ends 


156  BERYTINA. 

obtuse,  with  a  small  uotcli  between  them,  the  outer  sides  very  slightly 
concave. 

Length,  3 — 3^  lines. 

Eare ;  Darenth  Wood,  May  30th,  under  leaves  ;  Folkestone,  Sept. 
1st,  under  Ononis  arvensis. 

Species  5. — Berytus  crassipes. 

Bekyttjs  ckassipes,  H.  Schf.  Norn.  Ent.  i  43  (1835) ;  Fieb.  Eeitr.  i,  351, 
32,  t.  2,  fig.  28  (1836) ;  Costa,  Cent.  127,  t.  3, 
fig.  5  (1852?);  Fieb.  Wieu.  Eut.  Monats.  iii, 
206,  6  (1859) ;  Europ.  Hem.  211,  6  (1861). 

Ochreous.  Frontal  process  ;  above  incrassated,  from  the  side  semi- 
circular. Aiitennce ;  1st  joint,  club  stout,  abrupt,  black ;  2nd 
black  on  the  upper  i  ;  3rd  at  the  apex  and  4th  entirely  black. 
'Elijtra  together  rhomboidal ;  Corimn  at  the  apex  black  ;  3Iem- 
hrane  broader  than  the  corium,  posteriorly  obtuse-lanceolate,  at 
the  base  a  large  oval  spot,  and  short,  cuneiform,  internerval  lines 
on  the  posterior  margin,  black.  Legs  proportionally  short  and 
stout ;  thighs  gradually  clavate,  the  club  black,  piceous  at^the  end. 

Head  brown-ochreous,  very  finely  punctured ;  Frontal  process 
short ;  above,  incrassated,  convex ;  viewed  sideways  semicircular,  and 
joined  to  the  face  at  the  base  ;  side  processes  strong,  convex,  whitish 
above,  widened  at  the  upper  end  and  deflected;  in  a  line  with  their 
base,  but  separate,  the  ocelli  appear  as  two  short,  whitish  nodules. 
Antennce  brown-ochreous,  the  club  of  the  1st  joint  abrupt,  thick, 
black  ;  the  base  of  the  2nd  ochreous,  the  rest  black ;  the  end  of  the 
3rd  black  ;  4th  not  so  thick  as  the  club  of  the  1st,  black.  Fges 
dark-brown.  Underside  brown-ochreous,  very  finely  punctured. 
nostrum  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  behind  the  middle  depressed  across  the  disk, 
including  the  side  keels,  but  not  the  centre  one,  which  is  even 
throughout ;  hinder  angles  widened  and  rounded,  the  keels  thereon 
shallower ;  the  disk  finely  punctured,  much  and  convexly  raised 
within  the  hinder  angles ;  posterior  margin  concave  ;  all  the  keels 
white,  with  a  very  fine  brown  streak  on  the  top.  Elytra  broad,  to- 
gether almost  rhomboidal ;  Clavus  and  Corium  ochreous,  shining, 
somewhat  finely  punctate  between  the  nerves  ;  the  apex  of  the  corium 
black  ;  Membrane  posteriorly  obtuse-lanceolate,  ochreous,  diaphanous ; 


BERYTIDiE.  157 

on  each  nerve  at  its  base  a  very  minute  liglit-brown  dot ;  between 
the  3rd  and  4th  nerves,  at  the  base,  a  large,  oval,  black-brown  spot, 
and  between  the  2nd  and  3rd,  and  3rd  and  4th  nerves,  on  the  pos- 
terior margin,  a  short,  black-brown  dash,  broad  outwardly  and 
diminishing  inwardly  to  a  point ;  in  the  $  these  dashes  are 
scarcely  perceptible.  Sternum  brown-ochreous,  or  dark  brown  finely 
punctured.  Legs  pale  ochreous  ;  thighs  strong,  gradiially  clavate, 
the  club  thick,  black,  the  apex  piceous;  the  1st  pair  sometimes 
piceous  only  on  the  sides  ;  tarsi;  1st  and  2nd  joints  deep  ochreous, 
3rd  black. 

Abdomen  above  dusky ;  beneath  strongly  punctured ;  in  the  ^ 
dark  brown,  with  a  central  line  and  the  sides  pale ;  in  the  ?  pale 
ochreous,  with  a  paler  central  line.  Genital  segments  beneath,  in 
the  (J  the  side  processes  short,  curved  inwards  so  that  the  inter- 
vening space  appears  round  ;  iu  the  $  the  processes  form  a  longish 
broad,  obtuse  point,  with  a  notch  just  perceptible  at  the  slightly 
narrower  end ;  the  outer  sides  almost  imperceptibly  constricted. 

Length,  2 — 2|-  lines. 

Eare.  On  bare,  sloping  ground  at  Mickleham,  in  moss  at  the 
roots  of  Teticrium  scorodoniiim,  and  in  tufts  of  grass,  and  at  Bexley 
"Wood  (Scott)  in  October. 

Species  6. — Berytus  minor. 

Berytus  minor,  H.  Schf.  Norn.  Ent.  i,  43  (1S35) ;  Fanz.  F.  G.  135,  7  ; 
Fieh.  Wien.  Eut.  Monats.  iii,  206,  7  (1859) ;  Europ. 
Hem.  211,  7  (1861). 
—      (Neides)  minor,  Flor,  Rbyii.  Liv.  i,  204,  1  (1860). 

Ochreous.  Frontal  process  above  obtusely  pointed,  sideways  semi- 
circular. AntenncB ;  1st  joint,  club  rather  gradual,  stout,  short, 
black ;  2nd  brownish  towards  the  apex  ;  3rd  black  at  the  apex. 
Fronotimi  flat,  depressed  in  the  middle ;  side  keels  continued 
round  the  hinder  angles,  which  are  rounded  and  depressed  ;  pos- 
terior margin  nearly  straight.  Thighs  gradually  clavate,  the  club 
blackish-brown,  generally  on  the  sides  only.  Genital  segments, 
in  the  ,^ ,  the  processes  stout,  obtuse,  parallel. 

Head  ochreous-brown,  finely  punctured ;  Frontal  process  seen  from 
above,  narrow,  slightly  convex,  obtusely  pointed,  and  with  fine  white 
downy  hairs  ;  viewed  sideways  almost  semicircular ;  the  side  processes 


158  BERYTINA. 

incrassated,  much  deflected,  divergent  before  the  eyes  aud  well 
defined,  but  depressed  behind  them.  AntenncB  yellow,  1st  joint 
black  on  the  sides  of  the  base,  club  rather  gradual,  thick,  black ; 
2nd  brown  towards  the  apex ;  3rd  black  at  the  apex ;  4th  black, 
shining,  with  fine  projecting  black  hairs.  Eyes  brown.  Ocelli 
ochreous.     Bostrum  piceous. 

Thorax. — Sides  strongly  punctured :  Pronotuni  ;  keels  strong, 
whitish,  sometimes  with  black  streaks,  side  keels  continued  round 
the  rounded,  flat  hinder  angles ;  posterior  margin  nearly  straight ; 
disk  horizontal,  depressed  transversely  in  the  middle,  on  the 
anterior  -^  lightly,  on  the  posterior  =  strongly,  closely  punctured. 
Scutelhim  pale.  Elytra ;  Glavus  and  Corium  shining,  the  nerves 
lustrous  ;  Corium,  anterior  margin  slightly  rounded,  posterior  margin 
with  a  fine  brown  line  ;  Memhrane  dull,  diaphanous,  finely  crenate  ; 
anterior  margin  and  the  2nd  nerve  brown ;  between  the  2ud  and 
3rd  nerves  a  strong,  gradually  widening  black  dash  from  the 
middle  to  the  apex,  and  a  similar  but  longer  and  narrower  one 
between  the  3rd  and  4th  nerves  on  the  basal  ^ ;  apex  black  ;  tliese 
dashes  are  often  obsolete  in  the  ?  .  Legs  yellow  ;  tliiylts  gradually 
clavate,  the  club  entirely  or  only  at  the  sides  blackish-brown ;  tarsi  ; 
1st  joint  yellow,  2nd  and  3rd  black. 

Abdomen  beneath,  in  the  ^  brown,  punctured,  the  middle  with  a 
lighter,  the  sides  with  a  darker  line ;  in  the  $  altogether  paler. 
Genital  segments  ;  in  the  (J,  the  processes  broad,  the  points  obtuse, 
distant,  not  converging,  the  space  between  the  processes  quad- 
rangular ;  in  the  ?  the  2ud  segment  elongate,  slightly  constricted  in 
the  middle. 

Length  2-^— 2|-  lines. 

Not  rare  in  moss,  and  at  the  roots  of  grass  in  dry  places,  in 
spring,  autamn,  and  winter  ;  Deal,  Charlton,  Sanderstead,  N.  Devon 
(^Staiiito)i) ,  Isle  of  Man  (Stotcell). 

Species  7. — Berytus  commutatus. 

Beeytus  commutatus,  Fiel).  ia  litt. 

Ochreous.  Frontal  process  seen  from  above,  with  a  fine  thin  point, 
sideways,  almost  semi-oval.  Antenncc ;  1st  joint,  club  short, 
abrupt,  black  ;  3rd  black  at  the  apex ;  4th  black.  Eronotum 
nearly  flat,  depressed  in  the  middle  ;   side  keels  somewhat  flat- 


BERYTIDiE.  159 

tened  at  the  hinder  angles,  which  are  sliglitly  raised ;  posterior 
margin  angularly  concave.     Thighs  gradually  clavate,  the-  club 
fuscous  brown  at  the  sides,  and  with  brown  punctures  in  rows. 
Genital  segment  in  the  ^f ,  the  processes  broad,  the  points  obtuse, 
slightly  converging. 
Head  ochreous-brown,  with  very  fine  whitish  hairs,  finely  punc- 
tured ;  Frontal  process  seen  from  above   narrow,  slightly    convex, 
going  to  a  long,  thin  point ;  viewed  sideways  almost  semi-oval ;  side 
processes  wide,  convex,  not  much  deflected,  nearly  parallel  before  the 
eyes,  slightly  defined  behind  them.  Antennce ;  1st  joint  pale  ochreous, 
slightly  blackish  on  the  sides  of  tlie  base,  the  club   short,  abrupt, 
black ;  2nd  and  3rd  brown-ochreous,  the  apex  of  the  latter  black  ; 
4th  black,  shining,  with  fine  projecting  black  hairs.     Eyes  brown. 
Ocelli  ochreous.    Underside  brown-ochreous,  finely  crenate  punctate. 
JRosfruvi  piceous. 

Thorax. — Sides  strongly  punctured ;  Pronotutn  ochreous,  nearly 
flat,  depressed  in  the  middle  (except  the  keels),  the  sides  very  slightly, 
almost  imperceptibly,  constricted  in  front ;  keels  strong,  whitish,  the 
side  ones  somewhat  flattened  at  the  hinder  angles,  which  are  slightly 
raised ;  posterior  margin  angularly  concave ;  disli  posteriorly  slightly 
deflected  to  the  posterior  margin ;  the  first  3rd  with  fine,  tlie 
remainder  with  stronger,  subconfluent  punctures.  Scutellum  whitish. 
Elytra  ;  Claims  and  Corium  shining,  the  nerves  lustrous  ;  Corium  ; 
anterior  margin  slightly  curved  ;  posterior  margin  narrowly  light 
brown  ;  apex  finely  brown  margined ;  Mevihrane  somewhat  dull,  dia- 
phanous ;  in  the  (^  the  spaces  between  the  2nd  and  3rd,  and  the 
3rd  and  4th  nerves,  with  a  strong,  black-brown  line,  the  inner  one 
extending  from  the  base  almost  to  the  posterior  margin,  and  of 
uniform  breadth  throughout,  the  outer  one  not  reaching  the  base, 
and  very  broad  posteriorly  ;  in  the  ?  these  dark  lines  are  mostly 
wanting.  Stermim  brown-ochreous,  finely  crenate-punctate.  Legs  ; 
CoxcB  shaded  with  piceous  ;  thighs  pale  ochreous,  gradually  clavate, 
the  club  fuscous-brown  at  the  sides,  and  with  very  fine  brown  granu- 
lations and  punctures  in  rows  ;  tihice  very  thin,  ochreous,  or  yellow- 
ish, unicolorous  throughout;  tarsi;  1st  joint  yellow,  2nd  piceous  or 
black,  3rd  black. 

Abdomen  above  fuscous-black  ;  beneath  strongly,  distinctly  punc- 
tured, ochreous  in  the  ?  ,  darker  and  with  a  black -brown  line  on 
each  side  in  the  ^ ;  Connexiviim  ochreous.  Genital  segments  in  ^ 
raised,  convex,  posteriorly  deflected  abruptly  ;   the  side   processes 


160  BERYTINA. 

broad,  tlieir  ends  obtuse,  distant  but  slightly  converging,  tbc  space 
between  the  processes  broadest  and  rounded  at  tlie  base ;  in  the  $ 
the  sides  of  the  2nd  segment  are  almost  straight. 

Length,  2-^— 2f  lines. 

Extremely  like  B.  minor,  and  perhaps  not  truly  distinct,  as  a  long 
series  of  examples  shows  apparent  approximation  of  structure. 

Not  rare  where  it  occurs.  Eltham,  Mickleham,  and  Plumstead 
Common,  in  moss  and  at  the  roots  of  grass,  &c.,  in  spring,  autumn, 
and  winter. 

Genus  2. — Neides,  Latr.,  Fieb. 
Long,  linear. 

Head. — Orotvn  horizontal,  very  long,  quadrangular,  constricted  at 
the  sides  about  the  middle,  and  with  a  slight  incision  across  the 
disk  at  the  same  place ;  immediately  behind  this  transverse  cut  (just 
before  the  ocelli)  two,  very  slight  projections,  between  which  begins 
a  process,  gradually  rising  and  widening,  and  then  narrowed  to  an 
obtuse  point,  which  projects  far  over  the  face ;  from  the  end  the 
process  curves  gradually  downward  towards  the  face,  but  does  not 
touch  it ;  the  upper  side  is  flat,  or  slightly  furrowed  down  the 
centre,  and  the  lower  side  is  narrow,  Tlie  antenniferous  processes 
very  short,  obtuse,  and  not  widened  laterally.  Face  long,  narrow, 
deflected  ;  the  central  lobe  long,  curved,  obtusely  pointed,  the  space 
between  it  and  the  frontal  process  distinct,  triangular  ;  the  side  lobes 
very  small,  the  cheeks  large.  Antennce  as  long  as  the  body,  fili- 
form ;  1st  joint  very  long,  at  the  upper  end  short-clavate  ;  2nd  not 
^  so  long  as  the  1st  ;  3rd.  iths  as  long  as  the  1st;  4th  not  so  long 
as  the  2ud,  thickened,  fusiform,  the  base  slender,  smaller  than  the 
end  of  the  3rd.  Eyes  large,  round,  flattened.  Ocelli  small,  inserted 
behind  the  transverse  cut  on  the  crown.  Bostrum  reaching  the 
2nd  pair  of  coxpe  ;  1st  joint  broad,  2nd  narrow,  in  length  sub- 
equal,  the  2  together  as  long  as  the  head ;  3rd  rather  shorter,  4th 
longer  than  the  2nd ;  rostral  channel  the  length  of  the  head,  wide, 
shallow,  in  front  with  very  shortly  produced  sides. 

Thorax. — Sides  vertical ;  Pronotum  very  long,  quadrangular  and 
flat,  or  long-trapeziform  and  convex  ;  anterior  margin  concave,  an- 
terior angles  scarcely  produced  ;  side  margins  well  defined,  a  very 
little  constricted  close  behind  the  anterior  angles,  posterior  margin 
on  the  sides  of  the  thorax  very  oblique,  above  concave  in  the  middle. 


BERYTID^,  161 

the  ends  much  rounded ;  disk  posteriorly  deflected,  within  the 
hinder  angles  more  or  less  raised,  across  the  middle  depressed,  the 
centre  with  a  longitudinal  keel,  which  ceases  on  the  anterior  3rd. 
Sciifelliim  partly  covered  by  the  base  of  the  pronotum,  the  portion 
visible  small,  thick,  pointed.  Elijtra  longer  than  the  abdomen, 
narrow,  the  sides  parallel ;  Corium  long,  going  from  the  end  of  the 
clavus  to  a  fine  point ;  posterior  margin  straight ;  nerves  strong,  the 
interstices  lilled  with  cellular  punctures  ;  Membrane  lanceolate,  the 
apex  obtuse  ;  nerves  5,  simple.  Sternum  ;  rostral  channel  reaching 
to  the  end  of  the  metasternum,  deep,  narrow,  wider  on  the  meso- 
sternum.  Legs  very  long,  filiform ;  coxce  large,  3rd  pair  distant ; 
thighs  at  the  top  long-clavate  ;  tihice  suddenly  bent  and  thickened  at 
the  top ;  tarsi  long,  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd  together. 

Abdomen  above  flat,  beneath  convex  ;  the  posterior  margin  of  the 
last  segment  straight,  closely  united  to  the  1st  genital  segment  ; 
Connexiimm  broad,  flexible.  Genital  segments,  in  (^ ,  rounded,  with- 
out lateral  processes ;  beneath,  the  1st  segment  is  rounded,  convex, 
cap-like,  covering  the  other  2  segments,  which  are  barely  visible  at 
the  sides  ;  in  ?  ,  beneath,  the  1st  segment  is  obtusely  pointed,  com- 
pressed at  the  sides,  and  with  a  slight  ridge  in  the  centre  ;  it  overlies 
the  2nd  segment  in  its  centre,  and  reaches  on  to  the  base  of  the 
long,  subquadrangular  3rd  segment,  which  has  a  slit  down  the 
centre;  the  points  of  the  2nd  segment  at  the  sides  alone  are 
visible. 


Species  1. — Neides  depressus. 

Neides  depkessus,  Fieb.  in  litt. 
Pale  ochreous  ;  pronotum  quadrangular,  not  convex. 

Sead  finely  punctured,  at  the  sides  tinged  with  fuscous  or  dark 
ochreous,  and  with  fine  wavy,  whitish  hairs ;  frontal  process  at  the 
end  obtuse.  Antennae  yellowish  ;  1st  joint  fuscous  at  the  base,  the 
club  with  black  punctures  in  rows,  forming  a  line  at  the  sides ;  4th 
black,  delicately  haired.  Eyes  dark  brown.  Ocelli  ochreous.  Eos- 
trum  yellow  at  the  base  and  on  the  inner  side,  the  rest  pitcliy- 
black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  disk  with  subconfluent  rounded  punctures, 
larger  towards  the  base,  on  the  1st  third  scarcely  perceptible  ;  side 

11 


162  BERYTINA. 

margins  and  central  keel  whitish.  Scutellum  pale  oehreous.  Elytra 
shining,  diaphanous  ;  Clavus  and  Corium  with  deep,  transverse,  cel- 
lular punctures  between  the  nerves ;  apex  black,  posterior  margin 
with  4  or  5  black  or  brown  spots,  sometimes  very  indistinct ;  Mem- 
Irane  finely  crenate ;  the  apex  of  the  2nd  nerve  black-brown ;  the 
space  between  the  2nd  and  3rd  nerves  with  several  black-brown 
granular  dots  in  a  row  ;  the  3rd  and  4th  nerves  black-brown.  Sternum 
black,  with  fine  appressed  white  hairs,  forming  a  line  on  the  margins 
of  the  rostral  channel,  and  another  exterior  to  it.  Legs  yellow  ;  thighs 
with  the  club  black  granulose-punctate  in  rows  ;  tihice  black  at  the 
apex ;  tarsi  black. 

Abdomen  above,  at  the  base  and  centre,  black  ;  Connexivum  oehre- 
ous, with  a  brown  line  at  the  base.  Underside  finely  granulose- 
punctate,  dark  brown,  lighter  in  the  centre,  with  3  indistinct  lines, 
and  the  margin  of  the  segments  with  whitish  spots  ;  sides  darker. 

Length,  4^  lines. 

Local.  Deal,  under  Erodium  cicutariwn ;  Folkestone,  under 
Ononis;  in  August  and  September. 


Bpecies  2. — Neides  Tipularius. 

CiMEX  TipuLAMus,  Lin.  F.  S.  973  (1761) ;  S.  N.  i,  733,  120  (17G7); 

Schrk.  E.  B.  ii,  98,  1168  (1801). 
Geuris         —  lah.   E.  S.  iv,  192,  18  (1794) ;    Fall.  Mon.  Clm. 

118,  7  (3807). 
Beeytus       —  Fab.  S.  R.  204,  1  (1803);    Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  204, 

t.  20,  fig.  198   (ISll);  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  165,  1 

(1829) ;  ScMll.  Beitr.  56,  1,  t.  7,  fig.  3  a  (1S29) ; 

Eahn,  Wanz.  i,  133,  t.  21,  fig.  68  (1S31) ;  Bnrm. 

Haudb.  ii,  313,  1  (1835). 
Neides         —  Lat.  Geu.  iii,  120,  1  (1807) ;  Oliv.  Eiic.  viii,  163, 

1,  pi.  374,  fig.  1    (1811);    Spin.  Hem.    204,  1 

(1837) ;  Am.  et  Sen.  Hem.  233,  1  (1843);  Fieb. 

Wien.  Eut.  Monats.  iii,  203,  3  (1859);  Europ. 

Hem.  209,  3  (1861). 
Beeytus   (Sphalerocoeis)   tipulaeius,   Flor,    Bliyn.   Liv.   i,   206.   3 

(18G0). 

Oehreous  ;  pronotum  long-trapezoidal,  convex. 

Head    above  ochreous-brown,  finely  punctured ;    the  sides  dark 
brown,    with   whitish   wavy  hairs ;    beneath  black.     Antennce  with 


CCECIGENINA.  ,  163 

extremely  fine  hairs,  yellowish  ;  1st  joint  with  a  short  dark  line  out- 
wardly at  the  base,  the  club  with  a  black  line  on  each  side  ;  4th 
black,  the  apex  brown.     Eyes  brown.      Ocelli  ochreous. 

Thorax. — Proiiotum  long-trapezoidal ;  1st  third  depressed,  ochre- 
ous-brown,  minutely  punctured ;  anterior  margin  in  the  middle,  with 
a  small,  raised  yellowish  spot ;  hinder  |rds  convex,  with  a  round 
callosity  within  the  hinder  angles  ;  disk  and  vertical  sides  with  dis- 
tinct, round,  brown  punctures  ;  the  middle  keel  and  incrassated  side 
margins  pale  yellowish,  the  former  strong,  but  shallower  posteriorly 
on  the  deflected  portion  of  the  disk.  Elytra  with  large,  deep,  trans- 
verse, unicolorous,  cellular  punctures  between  the  strong  nerves; 
posterior  margin  with  3 — 6  black  spots,  one  of  them  at  the  apex  ; 
Memhrane  finely  crenate,  with  a  row  of  brown  spots  between  the 
2nd  and  3rd  nerves,  towards  the  'apex.  Sternum ;  sides  ochreous, 
middle  black,  the  sides  of  the  rostral  channel  with  fine  pile.  Legs 
yellow,  with  extremely  fine  hairs  ;  coxcv  outwardly  ochreous,  in- 
wardly black;  tliiglis  ;  the  club  with  black  punctures  in  rows  on  the 
sides,  beneath  brown  ;  tihice  black  towards  the  apex  ;  tarsi  black,  1st 
joint  somewhat  ochreous. 

Abdomen  dark  brown,  beneath  shining,  with  granulated  black 
punctures. 

Length,  4|-  lines. 

Rare.     Locality  not  recorded. 


Section  4..— CCECIGENINA.* 

Pamili  1.— PYRRHOCORIDyE. 

Genus  1. — Pyriiiiocoris,  Fall. 
Oval. 

Head  wide,  longer  than  broad,  5-sided ;  Crown  short,  flat ;  Eace 
triangular,  convex  ;  central  lobe  long,  prominent ;  side  lobes  much 
shorter,  deflected  outwards  ;  antenuiferous  processes  stout,  short, 
directed  outwards.  Antenncc  strong,  rather  long  ;  1st  joint  clavate, 
curved  outwards,  the  base  thin,  more  than  \  the  length  reaching 
beyond  the  end  of  the  face ;  2nd  and  3rd  a  little  thickened  at  the 

*  Pas-e  19. 


164  CCECIGENINA. 

apex,  the  2nd  rather  longer  than  the  1st,  the  3rd  about  l  the  length 
of  the  2nd ;  the  4th  larger  than  the  3rd,  but  not  so  long  as  the  1st, 
of  the  same  thickness  throughout,  the  apex  excepted.  Ei/es  moderate, 
prominent,  but  not  projecting  laterally  beyond  the  anterior  margin  of 
the  pronotum.  Bostrum  reaching  to  the  hinder  coxee,  the  1st  3  joints 
in  length  subequal,  the  1st  as  long  as  the  head,  the  4th  shortest. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapezoidal;  the  anterior  margin  slightly 
concave,  greatly  incrassated,  widest  in  the  middle ;  lateral  margins 
reflexed ;  posterior  margin  straight,  hinder  angles  subacute  ;  disk 
flat,  or  with  a  broad  transverse  elevation  on  the  first  half,  not  extend- 
ing to  the  sides.  Scutellum  large,  triangular  ;  basal  angles  depressed, 
sides  slightly  concave,  apex  acute.  Elytra  flat ;  Chivies  on  the  same 
plane  as  the  Corium;  Coriuvi,  anterior  margin  gradually  rounded, 
vertically  reflexed,  more  strongly  on  the  1st  half;  the  nerves  ob- 
solete ;  Metixbrane  (in  all  British  examples)  rudimentary ;  when 
developed  it  has  (according  to  Herrich-Schaffer,  'Wanz.'  ix,  173)  "  2 
somewhat  regular  cells  in  the  middle  of  the  base,  from  which  8 
irregular  forked  nerves  spring."  Sternum  without  rostral  channel, 
Mesostemum  with  a  central  keel.  Legs  strong ;  thighs  small  at  the 
base,  gradually  thicker  upwards,  but  constricted  slightly  at  the  apex, 
the  1st  pair  thickest,  the  2nd  pair  thinnest,  beneath  minutely  den- 
tate, more  strongly  on  the  1st  pair  ;  tarsi ;  on  tlie  1st  and  2nd  pairs 
of  legs  the  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  other  2  ;  on  the  3rd  pair  it  is 
much  longer. 

Abdomen  above  flat ;  Connexivuvi  broad,  almost  vertical.  Under- 
side very  convex  ;  in  both  sexes  the  posterior  margin  of  all  the  seg- 
ments, except  the  6th,  sinuate ;  on  the  Gth  straight.  Genital  seg- 
ments as  stated  under  the  head  of  the  Pamily  at  p.  20. 


Species  1. — Pyrrhocoris  apterus. 

CiMEX  APTERUS,  Llji.    S.  N.  727,   78  (17C7);    De  Q.  Mem.    181,   20 

(1773). 
LYG.EUS      —        Fab.   S.  E.  227,  16  (1803) ;    Wolf,  Ic.  Cim.,  108, 

t.  11,  fig.  102  (1811). 
Platynotus  apteeus,  Schill.    Beitr.  57   (1829) ;    Ilahn,  "Wanz.  i,  19, 
t.  3,  fig.  11  (1831) ;  Kolen.  Mel.  Eut.  ii,  69, 
32  (1845). 
Pykehocokis  calmaeiensis,  Full.  Hem.  Suec  45,  1  (1829). 


LYGiEINA.  165 

Pyrrhocobis  APTEErs,  Curt.  B.  E.  x,  fig.  465  (1833) ;  Burm.  Handb. 
ii,  2S6,  12  (1835);  Am.  et  Sen.  Hdm.  2G9, 
1  (1843)  ;  Ilor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  212,  1  (1860) ; 
Tieh.  Europ.  Hem.  163,  3  (1861). 

Black  and  scarlet,  dull  or  slightly  shining. 

Head  black,  finely  erenate-punctate.  Antennce  black.  Eyes  black, 
or  with  a  brown  ring  round  the  base.     Bostrum  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  on  the  1st  |  a  broad,  transverse,  quadran- 
gular, convex,  smooth,  black  spot,  deeply  punctured  in  front ;  joined 
to  this  posteriorly  two,  broad,  quadrate,  deeply  and  rather  widely 
punctured  black  spots,  divided  from  each  other  by  a  fine  red  line  ; 
all  the  rest  of  the  pronotum  scarlet,  with  strong,  distant  punctures, 
Scutellum  black,  very  finely  erenate-punctate.  Elytra;  Clavus  black 
with  strong  irregular  punctures  ;  Corm;«  with  fine  distant  punctures, 
scarlet ;  near  the  base  and  clavus  a  small  oval  spot,  and  beyond  the 
middle  a  large  round  spot,  black  ;  Membrane  (according  to  Fieber) 
smoke-brown,  the  nerves  deep  brown.  Sternum  black,  the  margins 
of  each  segment  and  a  large  spot  at  the  base  of  the  coxae  scarlet. 
Z(?y.9  black  ;  tilics  and  tarsi  finely  haired. 

Ahdomen  above  black,  the  base  and  the  posterior  margin  of  the 
6th  segment  more  or  less  red.  Connexivum  above  and  beneath 
scarlet.  Underside  black,  smooth;  the  posterior  margin  of  the  6th 
segment  broadly  scarlet.  Oenital  segments  black ;  in  the  ^  the  2ud 
segment  red. 

Length,  ^  3— 3| ,  ?  4— 4|  lines. 

Local.  Torquay  and  Teignmouth,  Devon ;  Beccles,  Suffolk 
(^Curtis). 


Section  ^.—LYGJBINA.* 
Family  1.— RHYPAROCHROMID^. 

Genus  1. — Gastrodes,  Wedw. 

(Introd.  Mod.  Classif.  ii,  Synops.  122  (1840.) 
Oval,  flat. 

Mead  convex,  long,  5-sided  ;  Crown  quadrangular ;  antenniferous 
processes  short,  deflected ;  Eace  long,  triangular ;  central  lobe  long, 

*  Page  20. 


166  LYGiEINA. 

prominent,  the  end  obtuse  ;  sides  lobes  convex,  sliorter  tban  the 
central  lobe.  Antennw  rather  strong,  long ;  the  first  3  joints  gra- 
dually wider  from  the  base  to  the  apex ;  1st  not  so  long  as  the  head, 
but  projecting  beyond  it ;  2nd  twice  as  long  as  the  1st ;  3rd  and 
4th  petiolated,  in  length  subequal,  each  not  quite  so  long  as  the 
2nd ;  4tli  long-fusiform.  Eyes  prominent,  inserted  at  some  distance 
from  the  base  of  the  head.  Ocelli  prominent,  more  distant  from 
each  other  than  from  the  eyes.  Bostrum  reaching  to  the  2nd  pair 
of  coxae,  thin,  the  base  in  a  much  wider  oval  channel,  i  the  length  of 
the  head,  the  sides  of  the  channel  raised  and  rounded  in  front ;  1st 
joint  not  so  long  as  the  head;  2nd  1^  times  as  long  as  the  1st, 
reaching  to  the  1st  pair  of  coxae. 

Thorax. — Pronofum  trapezoidal,  in  front  narrowed  almost  to  the 
width  of  the  base  of  the  head ;  anterior  margin  concave,  slightly 
raised ;  anterior  angles  deflected,  rounded ;  sides  (within  the  mar- 
gin) slightly  curved  inwards  at  f  rds  of  the  length,  then  suddenly 
widened  in  a  slighter  curve  to  the  hinder  angles ;  the  angle  formed 
between  the  tw^o  curves  filled  with  a  thin  horizontal  plate,  being  an 
extension  inwards  of  the  margin ;  disk,  at  about  frds  of  its  length, 
with  a  slight  transverse  depression,  ending  in  a  deep  fovea  on  each 
side,  but  within  the  margin ;  at  the  hinder  angles  a  large  oval 
callus ;  hinder  angles  rounded ;  posterior  margin  concave.  Scu- 
tellum  large,  triangular;  the  centre  depressed.  Elytra;  Claviis 
deflected  to  the  Corium  ;  claval  suture  depressed ;  Cormm  ;  anterior 
margin  gently  rounded,  slightly  reflexed,  broad  for  about  the  first 
3rd,  then  suddenly  narrow  ;  the  2nd  nerve  greatly  iucrassated  and 
raised  for  about  \  its  length  ;  Memhrane  transversely  depressed  on 
the  outer  half  near  the  base,  with  4  nerves  arising  at  the  base ;  the 
1st  curved  to  the  anterior  margin,  the  other  3  equidistant,  curved 
beyond  the  base,  and  then  straight  to  the  posterior  margin.  Ster- 
num ;  Mesosternum  in  the  centre  swollen,  with  a  deep,  hindwardly 
widened  rostral  channel ;  Met  a  sternum  in  the  centre  depressed  ;  the 
xyphus  on  both  segments  long  and  pointed.  Legs  strong;  tliighs 
fusiform,  1st  pair  very  thick,  more  or  less  flattened  beneath  and 
dentate ;  tihice  angulated,  gradually  thicker  to  the  apex ;  1st  pair 
widely  bent  outwards  at  the  base,  at  the  apex  somewhat  suddenly 
widened  on  the  inner  side  and  channeled;  tarsi;  1st  joint  of  the  1st 
and  2nd  pairs  as  long  as  the  other  2,  of  the  3rd  pair  longer. 

Ahdomen  above  flat,  beneath  convex ;  Connexivum  broad,  greatly 
reflexed.     Underside ;    in  the    ?    the  5th  segment  is  but  slightly 


RHYPAROCHROMIDiE.  167 

shortened  in  the  centre.      Genital  segments ;    the  3rd  is  very  wide 
and  biiobed,  the  middle  channel  being  deep  and  keeled. 


Sjjecies  1. — Gastrodes  Abietis. 


CiMEx  A3IETIS,  Lin.  F.  S.  257,  969  (1761) ;  S.  X.  ii,  732,  115  (1767); 

Panz.  r.  G.  92,  22. 
?   —     GROssiPEs,  De  G.  Mem.  iii,  308,  37,  t.  15,  figs.  20,  21  (1773). 
MiBis  Abietis,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  187,  15  (179:t);  S.  E.  256,  16  (1803). 
Lyg-eus      —     Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  61,  21  jS  (1829). 
Platygastee  Abietis,  Schill.  Beitr.  83,  2  (1829) ;  H.  Schf.  Norn.  Eat.  i, 
45  (1835);  Kolen.  Mel.  Eut.  ii,  86,  57  (1815). 
Pachymerus  (Ancyloptjs)  Abietis,  Flor,  Khyn.  Liv.  i,  233,  4  (1860). 
HoiiALODEMA  Abietis,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  187,  1  (1861) ;   Slal^  Vet. 
Akad.Eorh.  219,1  (1862). 

Ajitenncs  black,  1st  joint  and  lower  part  of  2ud  red-brown,  the  end 
of  the  1st  scarcely  projecting  beyond  the  end  of  the  face ;  the 
side  margins  of  the  pronotum  rellexed  throughout ;  corium  with 
a  large  pale  spot. 

Head  black,  finely  punctured.  AntenncB  black,  1st  joint  and  the 
lower  half  of  the  2nd  red-brown ;  the  end  of  the  1st  scarcely  pro- 
jecting beyond  the  end  of  the  face.  Ei/es,  Ocelli,  and  Rostrum, 
piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  first  frds  black,  smooth,  with  a  row  of  punc- 
tures just  within  the  anterior  and  lateral  margins  ;  the  last  3rd 
ochreous-brown,  with  fine  brown  punctures  ;  lateral  margins  yellow, 
with  a  brown  edge,  reflexed,  at  first  narrow,  gradually  widening  as 
far  as  the  black  colour  extends,  then  again  narrow.  Scutelhim\>\a.Qk, 
the  central  depression  large,  finely  punctured.  Elytra;  Clavus 
gray-brown,  with  4  rows  of  punctures,  the  inner  one  black ;  Corium 
ochreous-brown  or  cinnamon-brown,  with  a  large,  undefined,  pale 
spot  within  the  posterior  inner  angle  ;  Memlrane  fuscous-brown,  the 
basal  inner  angle  and  the  base  a  little  before  it  white.  Sternum 
finely  punctured,  the  central  swelling  smooth;  the  sides  of  all  the 
segments  and  the  posterior  margin  of  the  Pro-  and  Metastcrmijn 
ochreous-red.  Legs  light  red-brown  ;  in  the  ?  the  thighs  beneath,  on 
the  first  frds  flat,  on  the  outer  edge,  to  bevond  the  middle,  with 


168  LYGiEINA. 

several  small  black  teetb,  and  a  large  red  one  at  the  end  of  tlierow ; 
tlie  rest  of  the  flat  portion  smooth  ;  the  remaining  3rd  is  suddenly 
contracted  on  the  fore  side  to  an  edge,  which  extends  to  the  apex, 
and  is  set  with  several  black  teeth,  of  which  the  first  is  much  the 
largest ;  more  beneath  is  a  second  row  of  very  small  teeth.  (In  the 
^,  according  to  Flor,  the  fore  thighs  are  perceptibly  thinner,  not 
contracted  beyond  the  middle,  and  with  only  one  strong  tooth  in  the 
denticulation.)  Tarsi  hairy  beneath;  the  last  ^  of  the  3rd  joint 
piceous. 

Abdomen  beneath  ochreous-red,  very  finely  punctured. 

Length,  3^^  lines. 

On  spruce  firs  {Pmus  Abies).     Woolmer  {Wollaston) . 


Species  2. — Gastrodes  ferrugineus. 


CiMEX  FERRUGINEUS,  Litt.  S.  N.  ii,  730,  99  (17G7). 

LYGiEUS  Abietis,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  61,  21  (1829);  Zeit.  las.  Lap.  264, 

13  (1840). 
Platygaster  FERRUGINEUS,  Schill.   Beitr.  82,  1,  t.   7,  fig.  7   (1829); 

Hahi,  Waiiz.   iii,    34,   t.    84,   fig.   254 
(1835) ;  H.  Sc/if.  Norn.  Eut.  i,  45  (1835) ; 
Kole?i.  Mel.  Eiit.  ii,  85,  55  (1845). 
B-HYPAROCHROMUS    —  Sa/ild.  Geoc.  Een.  64,  17  (1845). 

Pachymerus    (Ancylopus)    ferrugineus,    Flor,    Ehyn  Liv.   235,    5 

(1860). 
Homalodema  ferrugineus,  Fieb.  Euvop.  Hem.  187,  2  (1861) ;   Slul, 

Vet.  Akad.  Eorh.  219,  2  (1862). 

AntenncE  brown-red,  1st  joint  reaching  by  about  ^  its  length  beyond 
the  end  of  the  face  ;  pronotum,  side  margins  reflexed  posteriorly 
only  ;  corium  without  a  pale  spot. 

JZeai  black,  finely  punctured.  AntenncB  redi-'bro'wn\  the  1st,  3rd, 
and  4th  joints  often  more  or  less  piceous,  half  the  length  of  the  first, 
projecting  beyond  the  end  of  the  face.  Eyes  and  Ocelli  black. 
Rostrum  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  finely  punctured  ;  first  frds  black,  the  side  mar- 
gins turned  down  and  under ;  last  3rd  ochreous-brown  or  cinnamon- 


RHYPAROCHROMID^.  169 

brown,  the  side  margins  narrowly  reflexed.  Scutellmn  black,  finely 
punctured.  Elytra ;  Clavus  and  Coriicm  finely  punctured  in  rows,  cin- 
namon- or  rust-brown,  dull ;  Corivmi  on  the  inner  side  generally  of  a 
darker  shade  ;  the  broad  anterior  margin  clear,  unpunctured ;  Ilem- 
Irane  light  brown  ;  nerves  concolorous  ;  the  inner  margin  fuscous  ; 
inner  basal  angle  ochreous.  Z(?y^  brown-red  ;  tliighs  ;  1st  pair  beneath 
somewhat  flattened,  almost  channeled ;  the  anterior  edge  with  a 
row  of  small  teeth,  and  one  large  one  beyond  the  middle ;  tihicB  with 
fine,  distant  hairs ;  tarsi  hairy  beneath,  the  last  \  of  the  3rd  joint 
piceous. 

Abdomen  above,  shining  pitchy-black,  the  centre  and  sides  light 
brown ;  Connexivum  pitchy-black,  hindwardly  more  or  less  cinnamon- 
brown.     Underside  shining,  pitchy-black,  finely  punctured. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

Common  in  autumn  and  spring,  on  Scotch  fir  (Pinus  sylvestris), 
and  larch  (P.  larix),  and  in  winter  under  the  bark. 


Genus  2. — Plociomerus,  Sat/. 

(Amer.  Ent.  IS.) 
Long-oval. 

Head  long,  convex,  5-sided,  a  little  narrowed  behind  the  eyes  ; 
antenniferous  processes  short  and  stout,  produced  before  and  be- 
low the  eyes  ;  Face  long,  triangular  ;  central  lobe  long,  convex,  the 
end  obtuse ;  side  lobes  much  shorter  than  the  central  one,  the  end 
acute.  AntenncB  long,  slender  ;  1st  and  4th  joints  thicker  than  the 
2nd  and  3rd  ;  1st  not  so  long  as  the  head,  but  \  its  length  projects 
beyond  the  end  of  the  face  ;  2nd  and  3rd  a  little  thickened  at  the 
apex  ;  2nd  not  quite  double  the  length  of  the  1st ;  3rd  shorter  than 
the  2nd  ;  4th  as  long  as  the  2nd,  long-fusiform.  Eyes  large,  round, 
prominent,  but  somewhat  flattened.  Ocelli  large,  rather  more  dis- 
tant from  each  other  than  from  the  eyes.  Eostrum  reaching  almost 
to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxsd. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  as  long  as  its  greatest  breadth,  greatly 
constricted  in  the  middle,  where  there  is  a  deep,  narrow,  trans- 
verse depression,  as  it  were  dividing  the  disk  into  2  parts.  The  fore 
portion  much  narrower  than  the  hinder,  very  convex ;  sides  immar- 
ginate,  rounded ;  anterior  margin  with  a  distinct  collar,  wider  at  the 


IT'O  LYGiEINA. 

centre  tbau  at  the  sides.  The  hinder  portion  not  so  convex  as  the 
front ;  rapidly  widening  posteriorly,  with  a  slight  curve  to  the  hinder 
angles,  which  are  prominent,  but  rounded ;  posterior  margin  rather 
longer  than  the  breadth  of  the  base  of  the  elytra,  slightly  concave. 
Sciitellum  large,  triangular ;  the  base  deflected,  centre  depressed  ; 
hinder  portion  with  a  central  ridge.  Elytra  ;  Glavus  slightly  de- 
flected to  the  Corium ;  Corium  flat,  slightly  deflected  outwards ; 
anterior  margin  narrowly  reflexed,  nearly  straight ;  posterior  margin 
straight ;  MemTjrane  with  4  nerves  arising  at  the  base  ;  the  1st 
strongly  curved  outwards,  and  ending  on  the  anterior  margin  ;  the 
2nd  less  curved ;  the  3rd  at  first  strongly  curved  inwards  and 
raised,  then  straight ;  the  4th  at  first  curved,  parallel  to  the  3rd, 
but  beyond  the  middle  divergent  and  sinuate  ;  all  the  last  3  extend 
to  the  posterior  margin.  Sternum :  Mesosterman ;  xyphus  very 
short.  Legs:  tliirjlis ;  1st  pair  very  thick;  beneath,  be_yond  the 
middle,  with  two  short  spines,  another  nearer  the  apex,  and  some 
other  much  smaller  ones  adjacent ;  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  not  so  strong 
as  the  1st,  and  not  thickened  in  the  middle,  the  apex  slightly  con- 
stricted ;  tihicB  a  little  thickened  at  the  apex ;  tarsi  very  long  ;  1st 
joint  longer  than  the  2nd  and  3rd,  the  2nd  very  short. 

Abdomen  oval,  above  flat,  beneath  rather  convex  ;    Connexivum 
moderate,  much  reflexed. 


Species  1. — Plociomerus  fracticollis. 

Pachymekus  FKACTicoLLis, /Jc////^.  Beitr.  i,  S2,  27,  t.  7,  fig.  6  (1S29) ; 

Hahn,  Wanz.  i,  OG,  t.  10,  fig.  40  (1S31)  ; 
H.  Schf.  Nom.  Eut.  i,  44  (1S35). 
Plociomerus  --  Sahib.  Geoc.  Feu.  70,  1  (1S45). 

Pachi'merus  insectus,  BoJiem.  Vet.  Akad.  Haudl.  250  (1S49). 

—  (Plociomerus)  eracticollis,  Flor,  Rhjn.  Liv.  i,  229,  2 

(1860). 
Plociomerus  fracticollis,  Fieb.  Earop.  Hem.  172,  3  (1S61). 
Plociomera  —  Sial,  Vet.  Akad.  Porh.  214,  2  (1862). 

Black,  finely  haired. 

Read  black,  finely  punctured.  Antennce ;  1st  and  4th  joints 
piceous;  2nd  and  3rd  reddish-brown;  apex  piceous.  Eyes  black. 
Ocelli  reddish.     Rostrum  piceous. 


RHYPAROCHROMIDyE.  171 

TJiorax. — Pronotum  ;  fore  half  dull  black,  except  the  collar  on  the 
anterior  margin,  which  is  reddish-brown ;  hinder  half  ochreous, 
more  or  less  suffused  with  piceous  spots ;  sides  and  hinder 
angles  bi'oadly  clear  and  unpunctured ;  disk  lightly  punctured  and 
with  distant,  very  short,  yellowish  hairs.  Scutellum  black,  the  sides 
punctured,  the  apex  ochreous  ;  a  spot  on  each  side  of  the  base  of 
the  central  ridge  reddish  ;  Elytra,  Clavus,  and  Corium,  ochreous, 
with  brown  shades  and  fine,  short,  yellow  hairs,  and  several  lines  of 
contiguous,  piceous  punctures,  between  which,  inwardly,  is  a  long 
clear  spot  of  the  ground  colour,  broadest  on  the  posterior  margin, 
and  another  undefined  spot,  outwardly,  near  the  apex  ;  the  anterior 
margin  is  also  clear,  with  a  brown  line  on  its  edge;  Memhrane  light- 
fuscous-brown  ;  the  nerves,  the  base  to  beyond  the  2nd  nerve,  a 
large  spot  on  the  anterior  margin,  and  another  on  the  posterior  mar- 
gin outside  the  2nd  nerve,  whitish.  Stermim  black,  with  a  whitish 
gloss,  punctured ;  posterior  margin  of  the  Metasternum  reddish- 
brown.  L^gs  reddish-brown ;  liinder  tliighs  with  an  indistinct  dark 
ring  towards  the  apex  ;  tarsi ;  last  joint  piceous  at  the  extremity. 

Abdomen. — Conncxivum  reddish.  Underside  black,  finely  punc- 
tured, and  with  fine,  short,  yellow  hairs. 

Length,  2| — 3  lines. 

Eare.  In  the  collection  of  Mr.  Dale,  and  once  taken  by  Mr.  G. 
Crotch  in  the  Cambridge  Tens. 


Genus  3. — Calyptonotus  * 

(RUYPAROCHKOMUS,   Fieb.)-\ 

Long,  thick,  flat  above,  elliptic ;   sides  nearly  parallel. 

Head  broad,  very  convex ;  Face  triangular ;  central  lobe  sharply 
defined,  broadest  at  the  apex  ;  side  lobes  pointed  in  front,  not  so 
long  as  the  central  lobe.  Antennce  long,  stout ;  1st  joint  subclavate, 
one  half  its  length  reaching  beyond  the  end  of  the  face  ;  2nd  and  3rd 

*  KakvTTTw,  to  cover  as  a  shiekl,  and  vwtoc,  the  back. 

f  Curtis  ('B.  E.'  p.  612)  expressly  says  that  Lygmis  Clarugra,  Fab.,  is 
the  type  of  his  genus  Rhi/parochronnis,  consequently  his  generic  name  must  be 
retained  for  that  section  of  the  original  genus  which  contains  the  species,  i.  e. 
Megalonoius,  I'ieb. 


172  LYGiEINA. 

scarcely  thickened  at  tlie  apex ;  2nd  at  least  twice  as  long  as  the 
1st ;  the  3rd  not  so  long  as  the  second ;  4th  cylindrical,  pointed  at 
the  ends,  as  long  or  longer  than  the  3rd.  Eyes  large,  semiglobose. 
Ocelli  small,  distant.     Rostrum  reaching  across  the  mesosternum. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  trapeziform,  broader  in  front  than  the  head 
across  the  eyes  ;  anterior  margin  nearly  straight ;  sides  nearly 
straight ;  lateral  margins  wide  and  flat ;  posterior  margin  concave, 
the  ends  somewhat  produced  over  the  clavus  ;  hinder  angles  rounded  ; 
disk,  1st  |rds  convex,  the  last  3rd  flat,  with  a  long  callus  with- 
in the  hinder  angles.  Scutellum  large,  triangular,  more  or  less 
convex.  Elytra  as  long  as  the  abdomen ;  Clavus  and  Corlum  nearly 
horizontal ;  Corium ;  anterior  margin  nearly  straight,  posteriorly 
rounded,  the  base  widened  and  reflexed;  1st  nerve  strong  and 
raised,  especially  at  the  base ;  Memhrane  ;  anterior  margin  rounded  ; 
disk  with  5  nerves ;  the  1st  very  short,  the  2nd  curved  to  the 
anterior  margin ;  the  3rd  nearly  straight,  ending  at  the  apex ;  the 
4th  and  5th  arising  close  together  near  the  inner  basal  angle,  curved 
inwardly  and  outwardly,  and  then  going  straight  to  the  posterior 
margin,  parallel  to  each  other  throughout.  Sternum  ;  Mesosternum 
in  front  with  a  sharp  keel,  hindwardly  slightly  convex  ;  Metasternum 
somewhat  rhomboidal,  with  a  slight  central  keel.  Legs :  thiyhs  ; 
1st  pair  incrassated,  fusiform,  beneath  flat,  with  1  large  and  some- 
times 2  other  smaller  teeth  ;  tlbice  with  long,  distant,  spinose  hairs  ; 
1st  pair  sometimes  bent,  always  widened  inwardly  at  the  apex,  with 
a  deep  channel  on  the  side  and  a  spine  beneath  ;  tarsi  long ;  1  st 
joint  larger  than  the  other  2,  on  the  3rd  pair  twice  as  long. 


/Species  1. — Calyptonotus  Rolandri. 

CiMEX  KoLANDRi,  Z««.  F.  S.  957  (1761);  S.  N.  (ed.  12),  i,  729,   98 
(1767). 

—  BiMACULATUs,  Li/i.  S.  N.  (ed.  10),  i,  449,  76  (1758), 

—  ruLVOMACULATUS,  Be  G.  M^m.  iii,  294,  33  (1773). 

LyGJEVs  RoLA^nni,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  164,  99  (1794);    S.   N.  230,   127 

(1S03)  ;    JFolf,    Ic.   Cim.    199,   t.  19,  fig.   193 

(1811);  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  60,  20  (1829). 

Paciiymertjs  Rolandki,  Pam.  F.   G.   118,   3 ;    ScZ/ilL  Beitr.   72,  12 

(1829);  II.Sc/{f.  Norn.  Eni.  i,  44(1835); 

Koleu.  Mel.  Ent.  ii,  79,  45  (1845). 


RHYPAROCHROMIDiE.  173 

Rhtpahochkomus  Rolandbi,  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  253,  1  (1813) ;  Fleb. 

Europ.  Hem.  194,  2  (1861) ;  Stal,  Vet. 
Akad.rorh.  220,  1(1862). 

Black,  dull. 

Head,  Pronohmi,  Scutellum,  Clavus,  and  Corium,  with  minute 
punctures ;  Membrane  with  a  large,  rhomboidal,  orange  spot  at  the 
inner  basal  angle.     Abdomen  beneath  with  yellowish  pubescence. 

Length,  3 — 3i  lines. 

Scarce.  Under  refuse  in  a  pea-field,  near  Darenth,  in  the 
autumn ;    also  in  the  spring,  flying. 


Sjjecies  2. — Calyptonotus  Pini. 

CiMExPiNi,  Lin.  r.  S.  255,  956  (1761);  S.  N.  i,  729,   96   (1767) 
De  G.  Mem.  iii,  279,  23,  pi.  11,  fig.  22  (1773);  Rossi, 
P.  E.  1328  (1790). 
Lyceus—    Fah.  E.  S.,  iv,  163,  97  (1791);  S.  R.  229,  125  (1803); 
Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  74,  t.  8,  fig.  71  (1801) ;  Fall.  Mon.  Cim. 
64,  5  (1807);  Hem,  Suec.   51,  6  (1829);  Zett.  F.  Ins. 
Lap.  i,  470,  5  (1832) ;  Ins.  Lap.  263,  6  (1840). 
Pachymeeus  Pini,  Sckill.  Beitr.  i,  64,  1,  t.  5,  fig.  3  (1829) ;    Bahn, 
Wauz.  i,  38,  t.  7,  fig.  25  (1831) ;  Burm.  Haadb. 
ii,  296,   9  (1835);    B.  Schf.  Norn.  Eut.   i,    44, 
(1835). 
Hhypakockromus  Pini,  Atn.  et  Sen.  Hem.  254,  2  (1843) ;  Sahib.  Geoc. 
Fen.  55,  1  (1848) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  195, 
8  (1861);    Stal,  Vet.  Acad.  Forh.  221,  2 
(1862). 
Pachymerus  (Pachymerus)  Pini,  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  269,  23  (1860). 

Black,  dull ;  corium  dark  ochreous,  posteriorly  with  a  large,  black, 
rhomboidal  spot ;  anterior  tibiae  red  on  the  basal  half. 

Head  finely  punctured,  with  fine  yellowish  appressed  pubescence 
and  2  long  erect  hairs  on  the  front  of  the  crown.  Antennce  black, 
with  fine  yellowish  pubescence,  on  the  1st  joint  a  few  strong  black 
projecting  hairs,  the  extreme  base  of  all  the  joints  narrowly  red. 
Eyes,  Ocelli,  and  Rostrum  black. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  ;  anterior  margin  sometimes  ochreous  in  the 
middle ;  anterior  angles  squarely  rounded ;  lateral  margins  narrowly 


174  LYG^INA. 

brown-ochreous,  with  a  dark  line  on  tlie  edge;  disk,  1st  frds 
slightly  convex,  black,  strongly  punctured  in  a  row  round  the  front 
and  sides  and  slightly  down  the  middle  ;  the  last  3rd  ochreous,  more  or 
less  obscured  by  deep  black  punctures  in  patches.  Scutellum  some- 
what flat,  depressed  in  the  centre,  black,  finely  punctured,  deeper  on 
the  sides.  Wytra  ;  Glavus  with  3  rows  of  contiguous,  strong,  black 
punctures  ;  the  side  next  the  scutellum  black,  except  a  spot  near  the 
base ;  on  the  outer  side,  between  the  rows  of  punctures,  smooth 
and  broadly  ochreous  for  one  half  its  length  from  the  base  ;  Cormm 
dingy  ochreous,  with  strong  black  punctures  in  rows ;  anterior  mar- 
gin with  a  row  of  punctures  ;  disk  posteriorly  with  a  large,  sub- 
rhomboidal,  black  spot,  with  a  narrow  white  streak  on  its  lower 
margin,  a  triangular  white  spot  below  the  black  one,  and  usually 
another  irregular  one  above  it  ;  Membrane  black,  the  base  yellowish  ; 
at  the  exterior  basal  angle  a  small  whitish  spot ;  posterior  margin 
with  3  large,  augulated,  grayish  spots  between  the  nerves  (often 
wanting) ;  nerves  pale.  Sternum  black,  finely  punctured,  more 
strongly  on  the  front  and  sides.  Legs  ;  Coxce  strong,  black,  at  the 
base  outwardly  a  yellow  spot;  1st  pair  in  front  with  a  small  node 
bearing  a  hair ;  fulcra  piceous ;  thighs  black,  with  fine  yellow  pubes- 
cence ;  1st  pair  beneath  with  1  tooth  ;  tihics  black,  with  fine  yellow 
pubescence  ;  the  basal  half  of  the  1st  pair  and  the  extreme  base  of 
the  others  brown-red ;  the  hairs,  strong,  black. 

Abdomen  beneath  with  fine  yellowish  pubescence. 

Length,  3 — 3^  lines. 

Local.  Cobham  Common  and  Addington  Hills,  Surrey,  under 
heather,  in  September. 


Epecies  3. — Calyptonotus  pedestris. 


Lyg^xjs  pedesteis,  Panz.  F.  G.  92,  14 ;  Zett.  F.  Ins.  Lap.  i,  470,  4 

(1832)  ;  Ins.  Lap.  263,  5  (1840). 
Pachymerits  PEDESTius,  Scliill.  Pcitr.  i,  70, 10,  t.  6,  fig.  7  (1829) ;  Balm, 

Wanz.  ],-  62,  t.  10,  fig.  38   (1831) ;  Burm. 

Huudb.  ii,  296,  7   (1835);  U.  ScJif.   Norn. 

Ent.  i,  44  (1835). 

—  iNSiGNis,  Boh.  Vet.  Akad.  Foili.  53,  5  (1852). 

—  (PACIil'MERUs)    PEDESTIUS,    Flor,   llliju.    Liv.    I,    275,    25 

(1860). 


RHYPAROCHROMID.E.  175 

Ehypakochromus  mundulus,  a.  Dohrn,  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  xxi,  160,  17 

(1860). 
—  PEDESTKis,  Fielj.  Europ.  Hem.  195,  11  (1S61) ;  Sial, 

Vet.Akad.  Eorh.  221,  5  (1862). 

Black,  sliglitly  shining ;  2nd  joint  of  the  antennce  yellowish-red  ; 
corium  yellowish-broAvn,  posteriorly  witli  a  clear  white  spot 
and  a  black  one  above  it ;  apex  of  membrane  white  ;  tihiw  yel- 
lowish-red. 

Head  delicately  punctnred,  with  fine  yellowish  pubescence.  An- 
tenncB  black,  with  yellowish  pubescence  ;  1st  joint  with  a  few,  long, 
black,  prominent  hairs  ;  apex  of  the  1st  and  3rd  browu  ;  2nd  yel- 
lowish-red, except  the  apex,  which  is  piceous  ;  rarely  the  entire  joint 
is  piceous.     Rostrum  pitchy-black. 

Tliorax. — Fronotiim ;  1st  |rds  black,  very  convex,  the  colour 
hindwardly  curving  gradually,  and  at  the  sides  suddenly,  forwards  ; 
disk  smooth  ;  a  row  of  punctures  within  the  anterior  and  side 
margins,  the  latter  narrow,  black  ;  the  last  3rd  ochreous,  with  dis- 
tinct brown  punctures  ;  sides  clear,  pale  yellow,  their  margins  broad 
yellow  ;  the  callus  posteriorly  black.  Scutellum  black,  finely  punc- 
tured; apex  yellow-brown.  Elytra;  Clavus  yellow-brown,  with  3 
rows  of  strong  black  punctures,  the  two  inner  rows  near  together, 
between  them  and  the  outer  row  a  long,  pale  yellow  streak ;  Corium 
yellowish-brown  or  red-brown,  rather  finely  punctured ;  anterior 
margin  broad,  clear  yellow,  with  a  brown  edge  for  about  -i-  its  length, 
thence  to  the  apex  narrow,  black ;  disk,  within  the  apical  angle  a 
large,  subangular,  white  spot,  above  which  is  an  irregular  black 
spot,  sometimes  large,  sometimes  small ;  the  1st  nerve  on  its  basal 
half,  the  apex,  and  sometimes  the  claval  suture,  black  ;  Memhrane 
black,  with  a  round  white  spot  at  the  apex,  and  a  wide  yellowish 
streak  on  the  base  of  the  4th  nerve.  (In  all  the  English  examples 
we  have  seen  the  membrane  is  abbreviated,  leaving  the  last  2  seg- 
ments of  the  abdomen  uncovered,  and  the  apical  spot  is  very  faint.) 
Sternum  ;  a  white  spot  at  the  base  of  each  coxa  ;  Prosternum ;  at  the 
sides  a  large,  angulated,  yellowish  spot ;  Ileso-  and  Metasternum  on 
the  posterior  margin  laterally,  whitish  or  yellowish.  Legs  yellowish- 
red  ;  tlii(jlis ;  1st  pair  more  or  less  dark  in  the  middle,  the  colour 
varying  from  a  piceous  spot  to  black  throughout,  except  at  the  ends  ; 
1  strong  tooth  near  the  end,  and  2  or  3  small  ones  behind  it ;  2nd 
and  3rd  pairs  with  a  broad  black  ring  before  the  apex ;  tihicd ;  1st 
pair  slightly  bent,  black  at  the  apex ;  2ud  and  3rd  pairs  black  at  the 


176  LYG^INA. 

base  and  apex;  tarsi  piceous,  the  1st  joint  more  or  less  yellow- 
brown. 

Abdomen  beneath  with  yellowish  pubescence,  the  posterior  seg- 
ments with  long,  projecting,  red  hairs. 

Length,  2\  lines. 

Scarce.  "  On  rotten  trunks  of  trees  "  (Flor)  ;  "  often  gregarious, 
in  the  spring,  under  the  bark  of  ^sculus^''  (horse-chestnut)  {Fieh). 
Under  decaying  leaves,  in  May,  Lee  ;  Purley  Downs,  near  Croydon. 

Genus  4. — Eremocouis,  Fleb. 
Long,  elliptic  ;  flat  above,  sides  almost  parallel. 

Head  5-sided,  narrow,  convex;  Face;  central  lobe  prominent; 
side  lobes  shorter  than  the  central  lobe,  suddenly  deflected  out- 
wardly. Antennae  long,  slender  ;  1st  joint  long,  |rds  of  its  length 
reaching  beyond  the  end  of  the  face,  not  thickened,  slightly  clavate ; 
2nd  and  3rd  scarcely  thickened  at  the  apex  ;  2nd  \\  times  longer 
than  the  1st ;  3rd  nearly  as  long  as  the  2nd ;  4th  not  so  long  as  the 
3rd,  cylindrical,  the  ends  pointed.  Fyes  moderate,  somewhat 
remote  from  the  pronotum.  Ocelli  large,  distant.  Sostrum  reach- 
ing to  the  end  of  the  metasternum  ;  longer  in  the  ?  . 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapeziform,  almost  quadrangular ;  anterior 
margin  much  longer  than  the  width  of  the  head  across  the  eyes, 
concave,  depressed,  with  a  very  narrow,  raised  rim ;  anterior  angles 
rounded ;  sides  nearly  straight,  their  margin  narrow,  reflexed, 
widened  inwardly  beyond  the  middle  ;  posterior  margin  concave,  the 
ends  produced  over  the  clavus ;  disk,  1st  |rds  very  convex,  the  last 
3rd  flattened,  depressed  in  the  centre ;  within  the  hinder  angles  a 
long,  strong,  narrow  callus.  Scutellum  large,  triangular,  the  centre 
much  depressed.  Elytra  as  long  as  the  abdomen,  at  the  base  a 
little  wider  than  the  base  of  the  pronotum  ;  Clavus  slightly  deflected 
to  the  corium;  claval  suture  depressed;  Corium;  sides  nearly  straight, 
posteriorly  rounded ;  the  anterior  margin  reflexed,  wide  at  tlie 
base,  and  gradually  narrower  ;  the  1st  nerve  incrassated  on  the  basal 
half ;  Memhrane ;  anterior  and  posterior  margins  rounded ;  disk 
with  5  nerves ;  the  1st  short,  close  and  parallel  to  the  anterior 
margin  (often  wanting)  ;  the  2nd  curved  to  the  anterior  margin  ;  the 
3rd  nearly  straight ;  the  4th  and  5th  arising  close  together  at  the 
inner  angle,  curving  inwardly  and  outwardly  ;  the  •Ith  going  straiglit, 


RHYPAROCHROMIDiE.  177 

the  5th  sinuate,  to  the  posterior  margin.  Sternum ;  Mesosternum 
keeled  in  front,  hindwardly  witli  a  rhomboidal  furrow,  ending  at  the 
point  of  the  xyphus  ;  Metasternum  unequally  rhomboidal,  hindwardly 
prolonged.  Lerjs  :  iliirjlis ;  1st  pair  iucrassated,  flattened,  fusiform  ; 
the  underside  with  a  sliglit  channel,  with  small  teeth  on  the  edges, 
and  on  the  inner  edge  two  larger  than  the  rest ;  tibics ;  1st  pair 
strong,  bent  at  the  apex,  much  widened  inwardly,  with  a  deep 
channel  on  the  side  ;  on  the  underside,  in  the  (J ,  5  or  6  very  small 
spines,  the  last  two  being  the  largest ;  in  the  ?  these  spines  are 
replaced  by  bristles  ;  tarsi  slender;  1st  joint,  on  the  1st  and  2nd 
pairs,  about  1  i-  times,  on  the  3rd  pair  twice,  longer  than  the  2nd 
and  3rd  ;  2nd  and  3rd  joints  short. 


Species  1. — Eremocoris  erraticus. 

Lyg^us  EKKATicus,  i^f/i.   F.  S.  iv,  167,  109  (1794);  S.   R.  232,139 
(1S03);  Fall.  Mou.  Cim.  65,  12  (1807);  Hem. 
Suec.  60,  19  (1829) ;  Zett.  F.  Ins.  Lap.  i,  472    9 
(1832) ;  lus.  Lap.  264,  1  (1840)  ;  Paiiz.  F.  G. 
121,  3. 
Pachymekus  EiiRATicus,  ScJiUl.  Beitr.  i,  74,  15  (1829) ;  H.  Schf.  Nom. 
Ent.  i,  44  (1835). 
—  FENESTRATUS,    K.  Sclif.  Waiiz,   iv,   95,   t.   140,  fig.   437 

(1839). 
Rhypakochkoivius  EKKATicus,  Salilb.  Geoc.  Fen.  62,  12  (1848). 
Pachymerus  (Pachymerus)  erraticus,  Flor,  Rhyu.  Liv.  i,  279,  27 

(1860). 
Eremocoris  erraticus,  Fieh.  Europ.  Hem.  188,  1  (1861) ;  Stal,  Vet, 
Akad.  F5rh.  219,  1  (1862). 

Elliptic,  black;  the  last  3rd  of  the  pronotum,  the  corium  and 
clavus,  yellow-brown,  the  corium  with  a  central  black  spot ; 
the  onemhrane  with  a  large  white  spot  at  the  outer  basal  angle, 
and  another  at  the  outer  posterior  angle. 

Head  finely  punctured.  Antennce  with  fine  yellowish  hairs,  some- 
what prominent  on  the  1st  joint.     Rostrum  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  1st  f  rds  black,  with  fine  distant  punctures  ; 
the  last  3rd  yellow-brown,  with  larger,  deeper,  and  more  distant 
punctures  ;  a  broad  black  line  continued  from  the  front  down  tlie 
inner  side  of  the  callus,  and  sometimes  two  large,  diverging  black 

12 


178  LTG^INA. 

spots  in  the  middle  ;  lateral  margins  ochreous,  with  a  brown  line  on 
the  edge  ;  where  they  are  widened  inwardly  a  long-sided  triangle  is 
formed.  Scntellum  with  fine  distant  punctures,  closer  and  deeper 
on  the  sides.  Elytra  ;  Clavus  yellow-brown,  with  4  rows  of  brown 
punctures  ;  Corium  yellow-brown  or  red-brown,  with  brown  punc- 
tures in  rows ;  a  central  spot  black  ;  the  lower  part  of  the  inner 
nerve  fuscous.  Sometimes  the  base  of  the  clavus  and  corium  paler, 
or  only  a  broad  pale  dash  on  the  corium  ;  sometimes  the  lower  end  of 
the  clavus,  and  the  corium,  from  the  inner  margin  as  far  as  the 
central  spot,  and  also  beneath  it,  are  included  in  one  black  patch, 
and  one  or  two  black  spots  are  within  the  posterior  margin ;  anterior 
margin  ochreous,  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge ;  posterior  margin 
red-brown,  hindwardly  piceous.  Menibrane  black,  posteriorly  fuscous  ; 
a  large  semi-oval  white  spot  at  the  exterior  basal  angle  ;  a  yellowish 
spot  at  the  inner  basal  angle,  and  a  white,  less  clearly  defined,  spot 
at  the  inner  posterior  angle  ;  nerves  whitish  posteriorly.  Sternum  ; 
Pro-  and  Metastermim  posteriorly,  and  a  spot  at  the  base  of  the 
coxa  reddish-brown.  Legs;  fulcra  reddish-brown;  tliiglis  black, 
apex  reddish-brown  ;  tihice ;  1st  pair  reddish-brown  on  the  basal 
3rd,  the  rest  piceous,  or  altogether  piceous  ;  2ud  and  3rd  pairs  yellow- 
brown,  the  end,  sometimes  the  lower  half,  piceous ;  tarsi  reddish - 
brown  ;  2nd  and  3rd  joints  piceous ;  sometimes  all  the  joints,  espe- 
cially of  the  1st  pair,  piceous. 

Abdomen  black  ;  Connexivum  reddish-brown,  the  base  black.  Un- 
derside with  fine  golden  pubescence,  the  last  segments  with  a  few 
long,  projecting,  yellow  hairs. 

Length,  ^^  3,   ?  34-  lines. 

Scarce.  Taken  singly,  from  June  to  September,  by  beating  juniper 
bushes,  at  Sanderstead  Downs  and  Headley  Lane. 

Dr.  Power  captured,  in  April,  1864,  at  Littlington,  Cambridge- 
shire, under  dead  leaves  at  the  bottom  of  a  hedge,  about  30  speci- 
mens, which  are  all  of  one  type,  and,  we  thought,  distinct  from  our 
usual  form  of  E.  erraticus  ;  but  Dr.  Fieber,  to  whom  an  example  of 
each  kind  was  sent,  pronounces  them  not  to  be  specifically  diflereut. 
Dr.  Power's  examples  differ  from  the  specimens  taken  at  Sanderstead 
in  the  following  particulars  : — The  insects  are  shorter,  and  the  form 
is  oval ;  the  Pronotum  is  shorter,  narrower  in  front,  and  posteriorly 
is  red-brown.  The  Elytra  have  the  Corium  and  Clavus  rich  choco- 
late-brown, more  or  less  mottled  with  ochreous  punctures  and  lines 


RIIYPAROCHROMIDtE.  170 

the  base  of  the  Coriiim  witli  a  large  subtriangular  spot,  a  small  round 
one  beyond  the  middle,  close  to  the  anterior  margin,  and  the  apex, 
ochreous ;  with  these  exceptions,  the  ground  colour  extends  to  the 
anterior  margin,  and  is  often  darker  there  above  the  round  spot ;  on 
the  Memhmne  the  3rd  nerve  is  white  on  the  basal  3rd.  Of  the  tliiglis, 
the  1st  pair  only  are  black  or  piceous-black ;  the  2nd  and  3rd  pairs 
piceous,  red-brown  on  the  basal  \ ;  the  3rd  pair  of  tibice '  shorter 
and  stouter. 

Genus  5. — Dieuches,  A.  Dohrn. 

(Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  xxi,  159,  ISGO.) 
Long,  narrow,  elliptic,  the  sides  nearly  parallel. 

Head  5-sided,  convex :  Face;  central  lobe  broad  in  front ;  side  lobes 
short,  compressed.  Antennce  long,  thin ;  1st  joint  cylindrical,  \  its 
length  reaching  beyond  the  end  of  the  face;  2nd,  3rd  and  -Ith,  in 
length  subequal ;  2ud  and  3rd  scarcely  thickened  at  the  apex ;  4th 
cylindrical,  tapered  at  the  ends.  Eyes  large,  semiglobose,  projecting 
beyond  the  anterior  angles  of  the  pronotum.  Ocelli  moderate,  distant. 
Sosfrum  reaching  to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxa>. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  long,  trapeziform  ;  anterior  margin  straight, 
shorter  than,  the  width  of  the  head  across  the  eyes,  the  angles  obtuse ; 
side  margins  nearly  straight,  much  reflexed,  widened  internally 
beyond  the  middle  ;  hinder  angles  square,  obtuse ;  posterior  margin 
very  sliglitly  concave  ;  disk,  the  1st  \  convex,  the  last  |-  flat,  with  a 
slight  central  keel,  and  raised  into  a  callus  within  the  hinder  angles. 
Scutellum  long,  triangular,  slightly  convex.  Elytra;  Claims  very 
slightly  deflected  outwards  ;  Corium  slightly  convex,  anterior  margin 
reflexed ;  Membrane  with  5  nerves  ;  the  1st  3  curved,  the  1st  2 
ending  on  the  anterior  margin,  and  the  3rd  at  the  apex ;  the  4th  and 
5th  arising  at  the  inner  basal  angle,  curved  outwardly  and  inwardly, 
and  then  gradually  to  the  posterior  margin.  Sternum;  Mesosternum 
in  front  with  a  sliort  sharp  keel ;  hindwardly  with  a  furrow  ending 
in  the  xyphus  ;  Metasternum  square-rhomboidal,  hindwardly  raised, 
with  a  slight,  sharp,  central  keel.  Legs  long,  slender;  thighs,  1st 
pair  fusiform,  flattened,  not  much  incrassated;  beneath,  a  slight 
channel  with  small  teeth  on  both  edges  ;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  long,  on  the 
3rd  pair  nearly  3  times  as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd  together. 

Abdomen. — 2nd  segment,  beneath,  with  a  slight  nodiform  process 
in  the  middle,  pointing  towards  the  base. 


180  LYGiEINA. 


Species  1. — Dieuches  luscus. 

Lyg^us  luscus,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  165,  103  (1794) ;  S.  R.  231,  133  (1803) ; 
Wolff,  Ic.  Cira.  145,  t.  14,  fig.  139  (1804). 
—      QUADRATUS,  Pmiz.  F.  G.  92,  11. 
Paciiymerus  luscus,  ScJiill.  Beitr.  i,   67,  6,  t.  6,  fig.  4  (1829) ;  Hahn, 
Wauz.  i,  48,  t.  8,  fig.  30,  (1831) ;  Bum.  Handb. 
ii,  295,  6  (1835);  U.  Schf.  Norn.   Ent.   i,  45 
(1835). 
Beosus  auADRATUS,  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  254,  1  (1843). 
IscHNOTARsus  LUSCUS,  Fieb.  Europ.  Ilem.  192,  4  (1861). 

Black  ;  the  margins  and  posterior  -i  of  the  'pronotum  oclireous  ;  elytra 
ochreous;  beyond  the  middle  a  broad,  irregular  band  nearly 
across  the  disk,  and  a  broad  line  on  the  posterior  margin,  black. 

Head  with  fine  yellowish,  ap pressed  hairs,  and  round,  irregularly 
placed  punctures.  Antennce  brownish-yellow,  with  fine  pubescence ; 
1st  joint  with  a  brownish  spot  or  ring ;  2nd  and  3rd  brown  at  the 
apex ;  4th  black,  narrowly  yellowish  at  the  base.  Eyes  brown.  Ocelli 
reddish.     Rostrum  yellow,  the  last  joint  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  ;  anterior  and  side  margins  yellow,  the  latter 
with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge  ;  disk,  1st  i  or  more  black,  strcmgly 
punctured  on  all  the  sides,  finer  in  the  centre ;  hinder  portion 
ochreous,  with  large,  deep,  black  punctures  ;  the  central  line  clear, 
a  line  on  each  side  of  it,  the  callus,  and  the  base  of  the  side  margins, 
black.  Scutellum  transversely,  deeply  crenate-punctate,  black  ;  a  long 
spot  at  each  side  and  the  apex  ochreous.  Elytra ;  Clavus  ochreous, 
shaded  with  brown ;  with  3  rows  of  brown  punctures,  posteriorly 
confluent ;  Corium  ochreous ;  anterior  margin  with  a  brown  line  on 
the  edge,  posterior  margin  pale  ;  disk  with  brown  punctures  in  rows  '■> 
nerves  pale ;  below  the  middle  a  broad,  5-sided,  transverse,  black 
band,  extending  from  the  anterior  margin  as  far  as  the  2nd  nerve, 
beyond  which  is  a  brown  line ;  below  the  baud  a  large,  triangular 
whitish  spot  extends  from  the  anterior  margin  to  the  middle,  where 
a  black-punctured  line  comes  down  from  the  band  above  ;  beyond  this 
a  small  spot  lies  in  the  inner  posterior  angle,  and  under  the  large 
white  spot  a  deeply  punctured  black  line  within  the  posterior  margin ; 
apex  black  ;  Membrane  fuscous-black  ;  base  black,  outwardly  with  a 
deep  transverse  impression  ;  nerves  on  the  basal  3rd  pale.  Sternum 
black,  crenate-punctate ;  anterior  and  posterior  margins  ofProsternum 


RHYPAROCHROMID.E.  181 

and  posterior  margin  oi Metasternum  ochreovis,  with  brown  punctures; 
at  the  base  of  the  coxae  a  pale  yellow  spot.  Legs  ochreo'us  or  yellow  ; 
tliiglis  with  a  broad  black  ring  ;  on  the  1st  pair  a  large  black  spot  on 
the  upper  side  ;  tih'us  brown  at  the  base,  with  strong,  distant,  black 
hairs  ;  tarsi  brown  at  the  end. 

Abdomen  black,  with  fine  yellowish  pubescence. 

Length,  2^  lines. 

Eare.  A  few  specimens  in  old  collections  ;  no  recent  examples : 
Parley  Heath  [Dale).  Fieber  says  :  "  Under  fallen  leaves,  on  plants 
and  at  roots  of  trees,  not  scarce  throughout  the  year  ^  chiefly  in 
Central  and  Southern  Europe." 


Ge7ius  6. — ScoLOPOSTETHUs,  Fieh. 
Oval,  sides  somewhat  parallel. 

jS(?«f/ 5-sided,  narrow,  convex ;  Face  triangular  ;  central  lobe  short, 
prominent,  widest  in  front ;  side  lobes  short,  much  deflected ;  an- 
terior margin  concave ;  antenniferous  processes  well  developed, 
pointing  outwards.  Antennce,  1st  3  joints  shghtly  clavate,  4tli 
fusiform ;  1st  not  thickened,  long,  ^  its  length  reaching  beyond  the 
end  of  the  face ;  2nd  ^rd  longer  than  the  1st ;  3rd  and  4th  in  length 
subequal,  shorter  than  the  2ud.  Eges  moderate,  semi-globose,  some- 
what removed  from  the  base  of  the  head.  Ocelli  small,  distant. 
Sostrum  strong,  reaching  across  the  mesosteruum  ;  1st  and  3rd  joints 
in  length  subequal,  2nd  longer,  4th  short. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapeziform ;  anterior  angles  rounded  ;  sides 
slightly  contracted  in  the  middle,  their  margins  narrow  in  front, 
widened  inwardly  at  the  middle ;  hinder  angles  prominent,  obtuse  ; 
posterior  margin  concave ;  disk,  1st  \,  or  rather  more,  convex,  the 
remainder  flatter,  but  raised  into  a  callus  within  the  hinder  angles ; 
across  the  middle  a  depression,  deeper  at  the  sides.  Scutellum  large, 
triangular,  depressed  in  the  centre,  hindwardly  raised,  subcarinate. 
Elijtra  (when  developed)  as  long  as  the  body.  Claims  deflected  to 
the  corium  ;  claval  suture  depressed ;  Corium;  anterior  margin  nar- 
row, reflexed  at  the  base ;  disk  inwardly  flat,  outwardly  and  poste- 
riorly convex ;  1st  nerve  strong ;  Membrane  (often  but  partially  de- 
veloped) ;  base  with  a  deep  transverse  depression ;  nerves  6 ;  the 
1st  very  short ;  the  2nd  and  3rd  arising  together,  nearly  straight,  but 
divergent,  the  2nd  going  to  the  anterior  margin  and  the  3rd  to  the 


183  LYGiEINA. 

apex ;  the  4tli  and  5th  arising  near  together,  before  the  inner  basal 
angle,  curving  inward  and  then  outward  parallel  to  each  other,  then 
slightly  diverging  and  straight  to  the  posterior  margin.  Sternum; 
Mesosternum  in  front  with  a  sharp  keel,  to  the  posterior  end  of  which 
is  joined  a  lozenge-shaped  furrow,  ending  in  the  xyphus  ;  in  the  ^J 
this  is  narrower,  with  a  raised  process  on  each  side ;  Metasternum 
rather  narrow,  the  raised  middle  with  a  rhomboid  depression.  Legs : 
thighs ;  1st  pair  greatly  incrassated,  fusiform,  flattened  beneath,  the 
inner  edge  finely  dentate,  with  one  large  tooth  in  the  middle,  or 
angulated  beneath,  with  the  1st  i  keeled,  ending  in  a  long  obtuse 
tooth,  and  the  2nd  I  finely  dentate,  with  a  large  tooth  in  the  middle 
(S.  contractus)  ;  tihice ;  1st  pair  curved,  in  the  ^  widened  inwardly 
at  the  end,  and  with  2  very  small  teeth,  or  with  3  or  4  other  very 
fine  serrations  on  the  inner  margin  ;  tarsi  long  ;  1st  joint  as  long  as 
the  2nd  and  3rd,  on  the  third  pair  twice  as  long. 


Species  1. — Scolopostethus  pictus. 

Pachtmekus  pictus,  Sc/iill.  Beitr.  79,  22,  t.  7,  fig.  1  (1829) ;  //.  Sc/if. 
Panz.  F.  G.  120,  5 ;  Ha/m,  Wanz  i,  64  &  140, 
t.  10,  fig.  39  (1831);  H.  Schf.  Norn.  Eut.  i.  45 
(1835). 

Ltgjeus  roDAGRicrs,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  63,  24  (1829);  't  Fab. 

Pachymerus  (Paohymektjs)  podagricus,  var.  1,  Flor,  Ubyn.  Liv.  i,  279 

(1860). 

Scolopostethus  pictus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  189,  5  (1861). 

Black.  Antennce  long,  slender,  yellow-brown.  Pronotv/m  in  front 
scarcely  wider  than  the  head  across  the  eyes  ;  side  margins  with 
a  white  spot ;  posterior  portion  of  the  disk  ochreous,  with  a 
middle  white  line.  Clavus  and  corium  pale  ochreous ;  the  former 
with  a  posterior  dark  spot ;  the  latter  posteriorly  with  a  broad 
black  band,  and  across  the  middle  4  black  spots,  forming  with 
those  on  the  clavus  an  irregular  transverse  row.  Legs  yellow  ; 
thighs,  1st  pair  black  on  the  sides,  3rd  pair  with  a  narrow  sub- 
apical  black  ring.  Distinguished  from  S.  aijimctus  by  the 
greater  size;  the  slender,  pale  antennce ;  the pronotum  narrower 
in  front;  the  transverse  row  of  spots  on  tlie  corium  not  being 
straight,  and  the  black  ring  on  tlie  posterior  thiglis. 


RIIYPAROCIIROMID.E.  183 

Head  dull,  finely  punctured  ;  apex  of  the  central  lobe  of  the  Face 
rufous.  Anfennce  long,  slender,  finely  pubescent,  yellow-brown ;  3rd 
and  -ith  joints  sometimes  brownish.  E//es  and  Ocelli  brown.  Bos- 
strum  yellowish,  1st  joint  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  dull,  scarcely  wider  across  the  anterior  angles 
than  the  head  across  the  eyes ;  anterior  margin  narrowly  rufous  ; 
anterior  angles  rou.nded  ;  sides  divergent  to  the  hinder  angles,  side 
margins  whitish,  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge,  at  the  widened  part 
clear  white ;  hinder  angles  with  a  black  spot ;  disk  in  front  finely 
punctured ;  posterior  portion  ochreous,  with  distinct  brown  punctures, 
a  whitish  longitudinal  middle  line  and  an  indistinct  brownish  spot  on 
each  side  of  it.  ScuteJlum  finely  punctured,  apex  sometimes  rufous. 
Elytra ;  CZ«y«5pale  ochreous,  with  4  rows  of  brown  punctures  and  a 
posterior  brown  or  piceous  spot ;  Corium  slightly  shining,  pale 
ochreous,  posteriorly  broadly  black  or  piceous  ;  on  each  elytron  2 
black  or  brown  spots,  the  inner  one  narrower  and  nearer  to  the 
base  than  the  outer  one,  the  4  forming  with  the  2  on  the  clavus 
an  irregular  transverse  row ;  between  the  spots  and  the  posterior 
band  the  ground  colour  is  clearer  and  lighter  ;  punctures  brown ; 
Membrane  shining,  whitish ;  nerves  brown,  except  the  base  of  the  2 
outer  ones.  Sternum  finely  punctured ;  an  orange  spot  at  the  base 
of  each  coxa ;  Frosternum ;  anterior,  lateral,  and  posterior  margins 
orange ;  Metasternum ;  posterior  margin  broadly  orange ;  Ee^s 
yellow;  thiglis ;  1st  pair  with  a  long  black  spot  on  each  side;  2nd 
pair  sometimes  indistinctly  brownish  before  the  apex ;  3rd  pair  with 
a  narrow  black  ring  before  the  apex  ;  tarsi ;  3rd  joint  brownish 
towards  the  apex. 

Abdomen  beneath,  shining,  with  a  fine  whitish  pubescence. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Rare.  One  specimen  near  London  ;  one,  Littlington,  Cambridge- 
shire, in  February  {Dr.  Power)  ;  and  one  at  Glanvilles  Wootton, 
Dorset,  in  July  (Dale). 

Sjjecies  2.— Scolopostethus  adjunctus. 

Pachymekus  decokatus,  Abiind.  d  &  c,  Halm,  "Wanz.  i,  139  (1S31). 

—  (Pachymeeus)  poDAGEicus,  p.  Flor,  Ehyn.  Liv.  i,  277,  26 

(18(50). 
ScoLOPOSTExnus  AEFiNis,  var.  b,  Stal,  Vet.  Akad.  Porli.  220,  1  (1S62). 

Black.    Antenna  stout,  1st  and  2nd  joints  orange.     Pronotum  wider 


184  LYG^INA. 

across  the  anterior  angles  than  the  head  across  the  eyes ;  the  last 
3rd  fulvous,  with  2  spots  and  the  callus  black ;  lateral  margins 
with  a  large  white  spot  beyond  the  middle.   Corium  whitish,  on 
each  elytron  with  2  black  spots,  forming  with  2  on  the  cJavus  a 
central,    transverse,    straight   row ;   posteriorly  broad,    black. 
Jjetjs ;    2nd  and  3rd  pairs  yellow. 
Head  finely  punctured.   Antennae  stout,  with  very  fine  pubescence  ; 
1st  and  2nd  joints  orange,  3rd  and  4th  black,  apex  of  the  4th  some- 
times piceous.      Eyes  brown.     Ocelli  black.     Bostrum  yellow,  1st 
joint  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  fine,  short,  yellowish  hairs ;  abruptly 
and  broadly  widened  immediately  behind  the  anterior  margin ; 
lateral  margins  ochreous,  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge ;  beyond  the 
middle,  where  they  are  widened,  a  large  white  spot ;  disk  in  front 
black,  finely  punctured,  hindwardly  fulvous,  with  large,  distinct, 
punctures  and  a  central  white  line  ;  2  large  spots  on  the  posterior 
margin  and  the  callus  at  each  hinder  angle,  generally  also  including 
their  lateral  margin,  black.  Scutellum  black,  finely  punctured,  apex 
sometimes  slightly  ochreous.  Elytra  ;  Clavus  ochreous  or  whitish,  with 
4  more  or  less  perfect  rows  of  strong  brown  punctures  and  a  posterior 
long  brown  spot  ;  Cormni  whitish,  with  2  rows  of  punctures  next  the 
claval  suture  and  a  row  of  similar  punctures  on  each  side  of  the 
strong,  raised,  brown  1st  nerve;  the  punctures  on  the  basal  half 
brown,  on  the  posterior  half  black ;  the  rest  of  the  disk  without 
punctures,  except  a  few  fine  ones  posteriorly ;  in  the  middle  of  each 
elytron  2  black  spots,  the  1st  oval,  on  the  anterior  margin,  the  2nd 
angulated,  beyond  the  1st  nerve,  the  4,  together  with  the  2  spots 
on  the  clavus,  forming  a  straight  transverse  row  ;  posterior  margin 
with  a  broad  black  band,  inwardly  indented  ;  between  it  and  the 
anterior  black  spots  2  large,  conspicuous  white  spots,  the  inner 
one  angulated ;  apex  yellow ;  Memhrane  whitish,  base  with  a 
black  spot  in  the  middle,  otherwise,  including  the  nerves,  clear ;  the 
nerves  beyond  the  base  black.  Sternum  strongly  punctured  in  the 
centre  and  on  tlie  margins  of  the  segments,  ochreous  at  the  sides ; 
a  large  yellow  spot  at  the  base  of  each  coxa ;  Prosternum  on  the 
anterior  and  posterior  margins,  Metasternmn  on  the  posterior  margin, 
fulvous.  Leys ;  coxce  fulvous  or  yellow ;  thiyhs  fulvous  or  yellow, 
1st  pair  with  a  large  black  or  piceous  spot  on  each  side,  at  times 
forming  a  broad  ring,  the  3rd  pair  rarely  with  a  dusky  spot ;  tihice 
and  tarsi  yellow. 


RHYPAROCHROMID^.  185 

Abdomen  above,  base  and  sides  yellowisb  ;  Connexivum  piceous  on 
the  edge ;  underside  with  fine  whitish  pubescence,  fulvous  at  the 
apex. 

Length,  If — 1^  line. 

Common  iu  hedges,  under  leaves,  and  at  the  roots  of  grass  in  dry- 
places,  from  April  to  September. 

JVote. — As  a  rule,  the  membrane  of  the  elytra,  and  the  wings  are 
only  rudimentary ;  in  such  cases*  the  pronotum  is  subquadrangular, 
being  but  little  widened  posteriorly,  and  the  scutellum  is  small. 

Species  3. — Scolopostethus  aefinis. 


Head  finely  punctured.  AnteiincB  finely  pubescent,  the  extreme 
base  (sometimes  also  the  apex)  of  the  1st  joint,  and  the  basal  -ith  or 
i  of  the  2nd,  fulvous.  Eyes  piceous  or  brown.  Ocelli  black.  Bos- 
j(n»M  piceous,  the  1st  joint  darker. 

Thorax. —  'Pronotum  wider  in  front  than  the  head  across  the 
eyes  ;  anterior  margin  usually  narrowly  fulvous  ;  anterior  angles 
rounded ;  lateral  margins  yellowish,  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge, 
at  the  wide  part  broadly  white ;  disk,  rather  more  than  the  anterior 


186  LYGiEINA. 

half  black,  very  delicately  punctured;  posterior  portion  fulvous, 
with  distinct  brown  punctures  ;  a  central,  thin,  pale  line,  2  large 
spots  on  the  posterior  margin  (sometimes  wanting),  and  the  callus  at 
each  hinder  angle,  black.  Scutellum  black,  finely  punctured.  Elytra  ; 
Glavus  dusky  whitish  or  ochreous,  the  punctures  and  a  posterior  spot 
brown  ;  Corium  dusky  whitish  or  ochreous ;  two  rows  of  punctures 
next  the  claval  suture  and  a  row  outside  the  1st  nerve  brown, 
the  rest  of  the  disk  without  punctures,  except  a  few  fine  ones 
towards  the  posterior  margin ;  on  the  middle  of  each  elytron  two 
narrow  black  spots,  one  of  them  between  the  anterior  margin  and 
the  1st  nerve,  the  other  between  the  1st  and  2nd  nerves,  form- 
ing, with  the  posterior  spots  on  the  clavus,  a  slightly  curved 
transverse  row  ;  posterior  margin  with  a  broad  black  band,  the  space 
betweenit  and  the  transverse  row  of  spots  appearing  as  2  clear  whitish 
blotches,  the  inner  one  angulated  :  Memhrane  dusky  whitish  ;  base 
in  the  middle  with  a  black  blotch  ;  anterior  and  posterior  margins 
and  the  nerves  more  or  less  black  or  fuscous.  Sternum  finely  punc- 
tured; a  spot  at  the  base  of  each  coxa  yellow;  Prosternum ;  an- 
terior, lateral  and  posterior  margins  fulvous,  or  the  lateral  margins 
with  a  pale  spot;  Meso-  and  Metasterimm  at  the  sides  ochreous,  Meta- 
sternum  on  the  posterior  margin  fulvous.  Legs  ;  fulcra  piceous  ; 
tliifflis  ;  1st  pair  black,  base  and  apex  fulvous  or  yellow  ;  2nd  and  3rd 
pairs  fulvous  or  yellow,  with  a  broad  black  ring  beyond  the  middle  ; 
tihiee  fulvous  or  yellowish,  1st  pair  piceous  at  the  apex ;  tarsi  yel- 
lowish, the  last  joint  piceous. 

Abdomen  with  fine  whitish  pubescence ;  the  centre  of  the  genital 
segments  in  the  $  ,  generally  fulvous. 

Length  1\ — 1|  line. 

Note. — Sometimes  the  membrane  of  the  elyti'a  is  but  rudimentary  ; 
then  the  pronotum  is  narrower  and  almost  quadrangular,  being 
scarcely  widened  posteriorly. 

Very  common,  especially  under  heath,  nearly  all  the  year 
through. 

Species  4. SCOLOPOSTETHUS  CONTRACTUS. 

PAcni'MEKUs  CONTRACTUS,  R.  Sclif.  Noni.  Ent.  i,  45  (1835) ;  Wauz.  iv, 

97,  t.  110,  fig.  110  (1839). 
ScoLorosTETHUs      —  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  ISS,  1  (1S61). 

Dull,  black ;    clavus,  base  of  the  corium,  and  a  posterior   outward 
spot  on  the  latter,  dull  oclireous. 


RIiyPAROCHROMIDiE.  187 

Head  finely  and  closely  punctured,  almost  granulosa.  AntenncB 
pitcliy-black.     Eyes  piceous. 

Thorax. — Proiiotum  very  narrow  in  front ;  disk  closely  and 
strongly  punctured,  the  punctures  on  the  second  -|  larger  and 
sharper  than  in  front ;  side  margins  in  the  middle  yellowish,  with  a 
brown  line  on  the  edge  ;  the  callus,  and  sometimes  the  posterior 
margin,  piceous.  Scutellimi  closely  punctured,  strongest  on  the 
sides.  Elytra ;  Clavus  ochreous  or  piceous,  with  4  rows  of  strong, 
brown  punctures  ;  the  middle  nerve  strong,  curved  inwards  ;  Corium, 
anterior  margin  ochreous,  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge  ;  base 
ochreous,  with  brown  punctures,  not  so  large  as  those  on  the  clavus, 
the  posterior  -i  with  still  finer  black  punctures,  or  the  middle 
piceous,  outwardly  with  a  more  or  less  distinct  ochreous  spot,  and  in 
the  centre  a  narrow  ochreous  line  jutting  down  from  the  basal 
portion  :  Membrane  whitish  or  light  fuscous,  hindwardly  darker  ;  the 
base,  especially  on  the  ou.ter  half,  white,  the  middle,  close  to  the 
posterior  margin  of  the  corium,  piceous ;  nerves  brown  or  piceous. 
Stermmi  finely  punctured.  Legs ;  thiyhs  black,  apex  piceous  ;  tilice 
piceous,  with  short,  rather  projecting,  yellowish  hairs ;  tarsi  paler. 

Abdomen  with  fine  yellowish  pubescence. 

Length,  1^  line. 

Not  scarce  in  the  London  district,  under  leaves,  field  refuse,  and 
at  the  roots  of  grass,  all  the  year  round. 


Genus  7. — Peuitrechus,  Fied. 

Elliptic. 

Head  short,  5-sided,  convex  r  Face  deflected  in  a  curve  ;  central 
lobe  prominent,  longer  than  the  side  lobes  ;  antenniferoiis  processes 
very  short,  inserted  far  below  the  eyes.  Aatennce  short ;  1st  joint 
short,  stout,  narrow  at  the  base,  about  \  its  length  reaching  beyond 
the  end  of  the  face  ;  2nd  and  3rd  slightly  thicker  at  the  apex :  2nd 
twice  as  long  as  the  1st,  3rd  not  so  long  as  the  2nd ;  4th  fusiform, 
longer  than  the  3rd,  but  not  so  long  as  the  2ud.  Eyes  rather  promi- 
nent, projecting  a  little  beyond  the  anterior  margin  of  the  pronotum. 
Ocelli  small,  distant.     Eostrum  reaching  across  the  metasternum. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapeziform ;  anterior  margin  shorter  than 
the  width  of  the  head  across  the  eyes ;  disk  more  convex  in  front 
than  behind,  depressed  across  the  middle,  so  that  the  lateral  mar- 


188  LYGiEINA. 

gins  become  there  somewhat  wider  inwardly ;  hinder  angles  obtuse, 
with  a  strong  callus  within  them  ;  posterior  margin  concave.  Scu- 
tellum  triangular,  apex  long,  acute.  Elytra  as  long  as  the  abdomen ; 
Coriw7t ;  anterior  margin  very  slightly  curved  and  reflexed ;  posterior 
margin  straight ;  Membrane  with  5  nerves  ;  the  1st  3  arising  on  the 
outer  half  of  the  base;  the  1st  very  short  (sometimes  scarcely 
visible),  the  2nd  longer,  both  ending  on  the  anterior  margin,  the 
3rd  curved  inwards  at  the  base,  then  straight  to  the  posterior  mar- 
gin; the  4th  and  5  th  arise  near  together  at  the  inner  basal  angle, 
curve  inwards  and  then  outwards,  and  are  then  straight.  Sternum  ; 
Mesosternum  in  front  with  a  short  keel ;  xyphus  short,  acute,  de- 
pressed. Legs  moderate ;  thighs  ;  1st  pair  thicker  than  the  others, 
short-fusiform,  on  the  underside  with  2  or  3  very  small  teeth ; 
tibice  straight,  a  little  widened  at  the  apex;  tarsi;  1st  joint  on  the 
1st  and  2nd  pairs  as  long  as  other  2  joints,  on  the  3rd  pair  much 
longer. 

Abdomen  thick,  above  flat,  beneath  convex,  almost  ridged,  the  2nd 
segment  with  a  slight  keel ;  Connexivum  reflexed,  deep  at  the  base  of 
the  abdomen. 


/Species  1. — Peritrechus  luniger. 

PAcnYMERUs  LUNiGEB,  Sc/iill.  Beitr.  67,  5,  t.  3,  fig.  1   (1829) ;  Panz. 
P.  G.  121,  1 ;  E.  Schf.  Norn.  Eut.  i,  45  (1835). 
Li'GiEus  Sahlbekgii,  'Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  56,  13  (1829). 
PERiTKEcnus  LUNiGEK,  Fieh.  Europ.  Hem.  184,   3  (1861) ;    Slal,  Vet. 
Akad.  Pork.  218,  3  (1862). 

Black  and  ochreous,  dull  or  slightly  shining ;  basal  half  of  2nd  joint 
of  the  antenncB  red ;  corium  posteriorly  with  2  large,  angulated 
black  and  white  spots. 

TIead  black,  finely  crenate-punctate,  with  very  short,  appressed, 
golden  hairs.  Antennae  black,  basal  \  of  the  2nd  joint  red.  Eyes 
brown.     Ocelli  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  almost  as  broad  in  front  as  the  head  across 
the  eyes ;  anterior  angles  slightly  rounded ;  sides  slightly  sinuate 
within  the  margin ;  lateral  mai'gins  nearly  straight,  ochreou^s,  with  a 
black  line  on  the  edge,  but  becoming  entirely  black  and  narrower 
beyond  the  place  of  their  greatest  width ;  disk,  1st  \  convex,  with 


RHYPAROCHROMIDiE.  189 

very  short,  appressed,  golden  hairs,  finely  punctured,  black  ;  on  the 
centre,  and  broadly  round  the  hinder  angles,  a  white  gloss  or  tinge ; 
posterior  ^  ochreous,  with  numerous  round  black  punctures,  which 
in  the  middle  and  at  the  hinder  angles  form  spots  ;  the  callus 
ochreous.  Scufelhcm  black,  finely  punctured,  the  centre  with  a  fine 
depressed  line,  on  either  side  of  which,  at  the  base,  a  whitish  spot ; 
apex  ochreous,  smooth.  Elytra;  Clavus  ochreous,  with  contiguous 
black  punctures  in  3  rows,  posteriorly  confluent,  and  forming  lines  ; 
the  base  and  a  streak  on  the  inner  side  of  the  apex  black ;  the  side 
next  the  scutellum  with  a  pale  streak  ;  Corium  deep  ochreous ;  an- 
terior margin  clear,  unpunctured,  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge ; 
posterior  margin  yellow-brown,  with  a  row  of  brown  dots  ;  disk 
punctured  in  rows,  which  posteriorly  become  confluent,  and  sur- 
round 2  long,  angulated  spaces,  whose  base  is  towards  and  near  the 
posterior  margin ;  the  upper  portion  of  these  angles  is  black,  the 
lower  and  lesser  portion  whitish ;  apex  of  the  corium  (within  the 
margin)  black;  Membrane  fuscous-black,  with  a  large,  clear,  white 
spot  at  the  outer  and  inner  basal  angles  and  on  the  apex ;  nerves 
whitish.  Sternum  black,  with  a  white  gloss,  and  fine,  distinct, 
round  puuctiu'es.  Legs  black,  a  spot  at  the  base  of  the  coxae,  the 
fidcra  and  apex  of  the  thighs,  red-brown;  tihice ;  1st  pair  red-brown; 
apex  and  base  on  the  upper  side  black. 

Aldomen  black;  beneath  delicately  punctured,  clothed  with  fine 
silvery  pubescence. 

Length,  2 — 2\  lines. 

In  dry  and  sandy  places,  under  leaves,  &c.  Darenth  Wood,  April ; 
Bexley,  November ;  Brighthampton  (>S^.  Stone)  ;  Southend  ( Wol- 
laston) . 

Species  2. — Peritrechus  nubilus. 

Lyg^us  NTJBiLTJS,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  54,  10  (1829) ;  Zett.  lus.  Lap. 

263,  8  (1840). 
Pachymerus  ntibilus,  Panz.  F.  G.  121,  5  ;  ScJtill.  Beitr.  G8,  7,  t.  7, 
fig.    2    (1829);    H.   Schf.    Nom.   Ent.   i,   45 
(1835). 
—  GENicuLATUS,  Eahi,  WaDz.  i,  68,  t.  10,  flg.  41  (1831). 

E-HYPAROCHKOMUS  iREOBATUs,  CuH.  B.  E.  xili,  612,  22  (1836). 
Beosus  nubilus,  Sahib.  Geoc.  Een.  65,  1  (1845). 

Pachymerus  (PAcnY:irERUs)  nubilus,  Tlor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  246,  9  (1860). 
Peuitrechus  nubilus,  Yieb.   Europ.  Hera.  184,  2  (1861)  ;  SlaU  Vet. 
Akad.  Forh.  218,  2  (1862). 


190  LYG^INA. 

Black  and  ochreous,  dull ;  antennce  black. 

Head  black,  clothed  with  fine,  appressed,  yellow  hairs.  Antennce 
black,  1st  joint  with  fine,  short,  yellow  hairs,  the  other  joints  with 
longer,  black  hairs.  Eijes  brown.  OceUi  red.  Bostncm  yellowish  or 
brownish  ;  apex  and  base  black  in  the  (J . 

Tliorax. — Fronotum  much  narrower  in  front  than  the  head  across 
the  eyes  ;  sides  slightly  sinuate  ;  lateral  margins  narrow,  reflexed,  with 
a  black  line  on  the  edge ;  disk  anteriorly  black,  finely,  indistinctly 
punctured,  with  fine,  appressed,  golden  hairs ;  the  posterior  portion 
dull  ochreous,  more  or  less  obscured,  and  with  distinct,  round  punc- 
tures ;  the  callus  at  the  hinder  angles  smooth,  ochreous,  with  a  black, 
transverse  mark  across  it,  and  a  yellow  spot  before  it  on  the  margin. 
ScuteUmn  with  a  deep  central  furrow  and  distinct,  round  punctures; 
basal  frds  black,  with  fine,  yellow, appressed  hairs;  apical  3rd  ochreous 
at  the  sides,  and  without  hairs.  Elytra  smooth  ;  Clavus  and  Corium 
dull  ochreous,  with  deep,  round,  black  punctures,  closely  set  together 
in  rows,  some  of  which,  on  the  corium,  form  2  long  angles  whose 
base  is  towards  and  near  the  posterior  margin,  the  punctures  some- 
times by  their  confluence  forming  lines  or  spots  ;  anterior  margin  of 
the  Corhmi  clear  ochreous,  with  a  brown  line  on  its  edge ;  posterior 
margin  clear,  with  a  row  of  black  punctures  ;  Membrane  fuscous,  the 
nerves,  the  base,  a  broad  spot  at  the  inner  basal  angle,  and  often  spots 
between  the  nerves,  whitish.  Sternum  black,  with  a  white  gloss  or 
tinge,  finely  black-punctured.  Legs  with  very  fine,  short,  yellow 
hairs  ;  fulcra  yellow-brown  ;  thighs  black,  apex  with  a  yellow-brown 
ring ;  tibice  black  or  piceous,  or  the  base  only  dark  and  the  rest 
yellow-brown  or  reddish ;  generally  the  1st  pair  lighter  than  the 
others  ;  tarsi  piceous  or  black,  1st  joint  more  or  less  yellow-brown. 

Abdomen  black  ;  on  the  underside  densely  clothed  with  fine  yellow 
pubescence. 

Length,  2 — 2i  lines. 

Not  scarce  in  sandy  places,  under  various  plants,  and  also  taken 
by  sweeping.  Weybridge  and  Dartford,  Kent,  August ;  Bright- 
ham  pton,  Oxon.,  May  (>S'.  Stone);  Hastings  ( — .  Somerville). 

Genus  8. — Trapezonotus,  Fieb. 

Oval,  or  long-oval. 

Head  convex,  short,  5-sided,  including  tlie  eyes  not  wider  than  the 
front  of  the  pronotum ;  Face ;  central  lobe  prominent,  longer  than  the 


RHYPAROCHROMIDiE.  191 

side  lobes.  Antenna ;  1st  3  joints  with  fine,  long,  projecting  Lairs, 
the  4th  with  short  appressed  hairs  ;  the  1st  nearly  cylindrical,  about 
^rd  of  its  length  projecting  beyond  the  end  of  the  face ;  the  2nd  and 
3rd  slightly  clavate,  the  2nd  2^  times  as  long  as  the  1st,  the  3rd  f  tha 
the  length  of  the  2nd  ;  the  4th  long-fusiform,  as  long  as  the  2nd, 
base  with  a  short  petiole,  ^i/es  large,  prominent  behind.  Ocelli 
distant.     Host  mm  reaching  the  middle  of  the  mesosternum. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  short,  trapeziform  ;  anterior  margin  nearly 
straight ;  side  margins  very  narrow,  scarcely  reflexed  ;  hinder  angles 
obtuse,  slightly  thickened ;  posterior  margin  in  the  middle  slightly 
concave  or  bisinuate,  at  the  ends  produced  over  the  base  of  the 
elytra ;  disk  slightly  convex,  flatter  posteriorly.  Scutellum  large, 
longer  than  broad,  triangular,  slightly  convex.  Elytra  ;  CJamis  de- 
flected to  the  corium,  with  3  straight  rows  of  contiguous  distinct 
punctures,  and  sometimes  other  irregularly  disposed  punctures 
between  the  inner  and  the  next  row.  Corium;  anterior  margin 
narrow,  reflexed,  1st  3rd  nearly  straight,  last  3rd  curved  in- 
wardly ;  disk  slightly  convex,  on  the  inner  side  with  punctures 
disposed  in  rows,  outwardly  more  irregularly  punctured ;  posterior 
margin  nearly  straight ;  Memhrane  with  5  nerves,  the  1st  3  curved 
inwards,  posteriorly  divergent,  the  other  2,  arising  near  to  each  other 
near  the  inner  basal  angle,  curving  outward,  then  inward,  and  then 
slightly  divergent.  Sternum ;  Mesosternum  in  front  compressed  into 
a  short  middle  keel ;  from  the  middle  to  the  end  of  the  xyphus  flat. 
Legs:  thighs;  1st  pair  thick,  short-fusiform,  beneath  with  a  broad 
flat  channel,  of  which  the  inner  and  sometimes  the  outer  edge  is 
dentate;  tibia-;  1st  pair  curved,  widened  inwardly  at  the  apex,  un- 
armed, except  1  or  2  apical  spines ;  2ud  and  3rd  pairs  more  or  less 
spinose  ;  tarsi  long  ;  1st  joint  of  the  1st  and  2nd  pairs  not  so  long  as 
the  2nd  and  3rd  together,  on  the  third  pair  much  longer ;  the  2nd 
on  all  the  tarsi  very  short. 

Abdomen  very  convex  beneath,  depressed  at  the  base. 

iSpecies  1. — Trapezonotus  distinctus. 

Trapezonotus  distixctus  (Fied.),  Bo^ig.  and  Scott,  Eut.  Aun.  p.  145, 

fig.  4  (1863). 

Long-oval,  black,  dull ;  3rd  joint  of  antennas,  with  a  broad  red  ring; 
posterior  portion  of  pronoticm,  and  the  elytra,  lutescent ;  the 
latter  with  rows  of  confluent  black  punctures. 


19.2  LYG^INA. 

Sead  witli  appressed  yellowisla  pile.  AntenncB  slender,  black,  with 
short  prominent  hairs ;  1st  joint  red  at  base  and  apex  ;  3rd  narrowly 
red  at  base,  and  a  broad  red  ring  in  the  middle  ;  4th  red  at  base. 
Eyes  black.  Ocelli  red.  'Rostrum  black,  the  junction  of  the  joints 
red. 

Thorax. — Tronotum  finely  punctured,  anteriorly  with  fine,  ap- 
pressed hairs ;  anterior  margin  in  the  middle,  side  margins  and 
posterior  margin  lutescent ;  disk  dingy  black,  gradually  on  the 
posterior  3rd  mixed  with  lutescent,  and  with  larger  punctures ; 
within  the  hinder  angles  a  short,  yellow  streak.  Scutellum  black, 
finely  punctured ;  posteriorly  with  a  long,  narrow  lutescent  spot 
towards  each  side.  Elytra  lutescent ;  Clavus  with  5  rows  of  round, 
contiguous,  black  punctures,  the  2nd  and  3rd  internal  rows  irregular 
and  confluent ;  Corium,  with  black  punctures  disposed  somewhat 
in  rows,  leaving  some  clear  spaces,  but  often  confluent  and  forming 
black  patches ;  anterior  margin  clear,  unpunctiired  ;  apex  black  ; 
Memhrane  smoky  brown,  at  the  base  clear  white  (except  a  round, 
black  dot  close  to  the  cormm),  the  white  colour  spread  out  at  the 
external  angle  into  a  small  blotch,  and  at  the  internal  angle  into  a 
large  one ;  just  below  the  base,  in  the  middle,  between  the  nerves, 
three  angulated  black  streaks  ;  nerves  yellowish.  Leys  finely  haired ; 
tliighs  black,  red  at  base  and  apex ;  tibice  red,  slightly  blackened 
at  the  apex  ;  the  spines  on  the  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  few  and  slender ; 
tarsi  reddish,  the  last  joint  black. 

Underside  black,  with  fine  whitish  pubescence. 

Length,  2\  lines. 

A  single  specimen,  taken  in  the  summer  of  1861,  at  Ventnor,  Isle 
of  Wight,  by  Mr.  G.  Lewis. 

Species  2. — Trapezonotus  agrestis. 

Pachymerus  SYLVATicus,  PuHz.  F.  G.  93,  16  (uou  Fab.). 

Lyg^us  ageestis,  Fall.   Hem.  Suec.  55,  12  (1S29);   Zett.  lus.  Lap. 

2G3,  9  (1840). 
PACHyiiEEUs  AGRESTIS,  Scldll.  Beitr.  70,  9,  t.  6,  fig.  G   (1829) ;  HaJin, 
Wanz.  i,  25,  t.  4,  fig.  15  (1831) ;  E.  Schf.  Nom. 
Ent.  i,  45  (1835). 
RnYrAKOCHROMUS  AGRESTIS,  Sahib.  Geoc.  Fen.  50,  4  (1845). 
Pachymerus   (Pachymerus)   agrestis,   Flor,   llliyu.   Liv.   i,   265,  20 

(ISfiO). 
TRArEZONOTUS  AGRESTIS,  Fieb.  Europ.  Ilein.  191,  3  (1861) ;  Slal,  Vet. 
Akad.  Forh.  220,  2  (1862). 


RHYPAROCHROMIDi^E. 


193 


Oval,  slightly  convex,  black,  dull ;  pronotum  ou  the  last  3rd  and 
the  elytra  pale  dusky  ochreous,  with  black  punctures  ;  antennce 
black,  in  the  ^  the  1st  joint  yellow  ;  legs  black  ;  in  the  ^  the 
1st  pair  yellow,  and  the  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  with  the  thicjlis  more 
or  less  yellow  at  the  base  and  upwards. 

Head  with  fine,  appressed,  yellowish  hairs,  and  a  few  strong,  pro- 
jecting black  hairs  ou  each  side  of  the  central  lobe  of  the  face  ; 
Crown  smooth,  sides  and  Face  finely  punctured.  Antennce  black,  the 
base  of  the  joints  narrowly  reddish  ;  in  the  ^  the  1st  joint  orange. 
Eyes  brown  or  black.  Ocelli  black.  Rostrum  piceous  ;  the  ends  of 
the  joints  paler. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  ;  anterior  margin  rather  longer  than  the 
width  of  the  head,  yellow-brown  in  the  middle  ;  side  margins  yellow- 
ish, brown  on  the  edge  ;  posterior  margin  concave  across  the  scutel- 
lum,  tlie  ends  produced  roundly  over  the  base  of  the  clavus  ;  disk, 
first  frds  black,  finely  punctured  and  haired,  the  last  3rd  pale, 
dull  ochreous,  smooth,  with  a  black  line  on  each  side  within  the 
margin,  and  round  irregularly-disposed  black  punctures,  which,  in  the 
middle  and  near  each  hinder  angle,  are  confluent  and  form  spots. 
Scutellu/m  finely  punctured.  Elytra  ochreous,  more  or  less  obscured 
by  the  dark  markings ;  Clavus  with  3  rows  of  large  black  punc- 
tures, and  between  the  inner  and  next  row  a  few  others,  irregu- 
larly disposed  ;  Corium  ;  anterior  margin  clear,  unpunctured,  brown 
on  the  edge ;  disk  with  large  round,  black  punctures,  which,  on  the 
outer  half,  are  irregularly  disposed,  on  the  inner  half  more  in  rows, 
often  confluent,  forming  broad  lines,  the  black  colour  also  spreading 
out  posteriorly  and  inwardly,  and  forming  a  large  central  rhomboidal 
blotch ;  the  punctures  on  the  middle  of  the  disk  few  and  scattered  ; 
posterior  margin  broadly  black  :  Memhrane  whitish,  with  a  fuscous 
cloud  between  the  nerves,  or  wholly  fuscous ;  margin  and  nerves 
white.  Sternu7n  dull  black,  finely  crenate  ;  anterior  margin  of  the 
Prosternum,  posterior  margin  of  the  Metasternum,  and  a  large  spot  at 
the  base  of  each  coxa,  yellow.  Legs ;  end  of  the  coxce  and  fulcra 
orange-yellow  ;  thighs  very  stout,  with  fine  short  hairs,  beneath  on 
the  inner  edge,  several  small  spines  and  one  larger  beyond  the 
middle  ;  in  the  ^  the  1st  pair  wholly  orange,  or  with  a  black  spot ;  2nd 
pair  orange  at  base  and  apex,  with  a  broad  black  spot  or  ring  before  the 
apex  ;  3rd  pair  black,  orange  at  the  base  and  apex  ;  in  the  ?  all  the 
legs  are  black,  the  apex  of  the  thighs  orange  ;   tihiae ;  1st  pair  with  fine 

13 


lUJ.  LYGiEINA. 

hairs,  and  a  few  short  spines  beneath  ;  iu  the  (^  orange,  rarely  black 
at  the  base  and  apex  ;  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  with  fine  yellowish  hairs 
and  strong,  projecting  black  spines ;  tarsi  black  or  piceons  in 
both  sexes. 

Abdo»ie7i]3eneskth,  shining,  delicately  punctured,  with  fine  yellow- 
ish appressed  hairs  ;  genital  segments,  with  a  few  projecting  black 
hairs. 

Length,  1| — 21  lines. 

Common  about  London,  under  moss  and  leaves,  nearly  aU  through 
the  year  ;  Deal,  May  and  August;  Scarborough  (T.  Wilkinson). 


Ge?ius  9. — PiONOsoMUS,  Fieb. 

Oval,  rather  flat ;  outer  margins  of  the  liead,  pronotum  and  corium 
fringed  with  stiff",  projecting  hairs. 

Head  5-sided,  short,  broader  than  long,  convex ;  Face ;  side  lobes 
broad ;  cheek-plates  narrow,  long,  covering  the  base  of  the  rostrum. 
AntenncB  short,  thin,  finely  haired ;  1st  joint  stout,  clavate,  not 
reaching  beyond  the  end  of  the  face ;  2nd  and  3rd  slightly  thickened 
to  the  apex,  the  2nd  more  than  twice  the  length  of  tlie  1st,  3rd 
nearly  as  long  as  the  2nd  ;  4th  fusiform,  nearly  as  long  as  the 
2nd,  and  slightly  thicker.  Fyes  small.  Bostrum  reaching  to  the 
end  of  the  mesosternum;  1st  joint  somewhat  shorter  than  the  head. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  slightly  trapeziform,  in  front  wider  than  the 
head  across  the  eyes  ;  anterior  margin  deeply  concave ;  sides  nearly 
straight,  the  lateral  margins  narrow,  on  the  1st  §rds  horizontal, 
continued  strongly  round  the  anterior  angles,  posteriorly  almost 
evanescent ;  posterior  margin  concave  ;  disk,  rather  more  than  the 
first  |rds  convex,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  convexity  rounded 
the  rest  of  the  disk  flatter.  Scutellmn  large,  equilaterally  triangular. 
Eh/tra  flatfish  ;  Memhrane  with  4  nerves.  Sternum  ;  Mesosternum 
flat,  the  middle  with  a  sharp  keel,  and  on  each  side  of  it  posteriorly, 
extending  to  the  obscure  xyphus,  a  sharp  ledge ;  Metasternum 
rhomboidal,  with  an  arched,  sharp,  middle  keel.  Legs;  thighs  1st 
pair  stout,  unarmed  ;  tibice ;  1st  pair  with  3  small  spines  beneath; 
tarsi;  Ist  joint  on  the  1st  and  2nd  pairs  as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd 
together,  on  the  3rd  pair  somewliat  longer. 


RHYPAROCHROMID.E.  195 


Species  1. — Pionosomus  varius. 

Lyg-Eus  varius,  Wolff,  Ic.  Cira.  148,  142,  t.  15,  fig.  142  (1804). 

—      BiMACULATUS,  ZeU.  Act.  Holm.  73,  23  (1819) ;  Fall.  Hem.  Suec. 
i,  58,  15  (1829). 
Pachymerus  varitjs,  ScJdll.  Beitr.  i,  78,  21,  t.  6,  fig.  12  (1829) ;  HaJm, 
Wanz.  i,  69,  t.  10,  fig.  42  (1831) ;  U.  Schf.  Norn. 
Eut.  44  (1835). 
Pachymerus  (Pachymerus)  varius,  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  256,  15  (1860). 
Pionosomus  varius,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  185,  93  (1861). 
Pterotmetus    —     Slal,  Vet.  Acad.  Eorb.  216,  4  (1862). 

BJack,    witli    short,  black,  projecting  hairs ;     pronofum   and  elytra 
varied  with  yellowish. 

Head  shining,  finely,  indistinctly  punctured.  Antennce  black,  2ad 
joint,  except  the  apex,  brownish-yellow  ;  3rd  joint  brownish  in  the 
middle.     Rostrum  pale  piceous,  the  end  black. 

Tliorax. — Rronotum  ;  disk,  anterior  portion  shining,  very  finely, 
distinctly  punctured,  the  hairs  fewer  and  shorter  in  the  middle  than 
at  the  sides ;  hinder  portion  without  hairs,  finely  but  closely  punc- 
tured, and  with  two  large  approximate,  yellowish  spots  in  the  middle ; 
posterior  margin  j^ellowish.  Scntelliim  very  finely  crenate-punctate, 
at  the  base  almost  smooth.  JEli/fra  ;  Clavus  and  Corkim  dingy 
light-brown,  with  short,  stifi",  erect  black  hairs,  and  black  or 
brown  punctures  in  rows ;  on  the  outer  half  of  the  CoriiMn  3  black 
spots,  the  1st  near  the  base,  small  and  indistinct ;  the  2nd  in  the 
middle,  large,  sometimes  divided  into  2,  which  are  long,  transverse, 
and  approximating  ;  the  3rd  on  and  including  the  apex  ;  Membrane 
fuscous-brown,  darkest  in  the  middle,  whitish  posteriorly ;  base 
with  2  almost  conjoined,  whitish  spots.  Slermaii  dull,  a  fulvous 
spot  at  the  base  of  each  coxa ;  Metasternutn  indistinctly  crenate, 
posterior  margin  fulvous.  Xs^^rs  short,  stout;  coxce  outwardly  fulvous  ; 
thu/hs  black  or  piceous,  apex  reddish  ;  tihice  and  tarsi  brown  red. 

Abdomen  beneath,  with  fine  whitish  pubescence. 

Length,  \\ — li  line. 

In  sandy  places,  under  low  plants.  Specimens  were  in  the  collec- 
tion of  the  late  Mr.  Curtis,  taken  by  him  on  the  sand-hills  near 
Sandwich,  and  Mr.  Dale  has  kindly  lent  us  a  specimen  which  he 
received  from  Mr.  Curtis. 


190  TiYG^F.IXA. 

Genus  10. — Drymus,  Ficb. 
Oval  or  elliptic. 

Head  5-sided,  short,  pointed  ;  base  narrower  than  the  front  of  the 
pronotum  :  Face  ;  central  lobe  prominent ;  side  lobes  as  long  as  the 
central  lobe,  compressed,  pointed.  Antenrue ;  1st  joint  not  thick, 
i  its  length  reaching  beyond  the  end  of  the  face ;  2nd  twice  as 
long  as  the  1st,  gradnally  clavate ;  3rd  f  ths  as  long  as  the  2nd, 
thick-fusiform  ;  4th  not  longer  than  the  3rd,  fusiform.  Eyes  small, 
semi-globose.  Ocelli  small,  distant.  Bostrum  reaching  to  the  2nd 
pair  of  coxse,  2nd  joint  longest. 

Thorax.  —PronoUi/m  campanulate,  narrower  in  front  thanposteriorly, 
but  close  behind  the  anterior  margin  wider  than  the  width  of  the 
head  across  the  eyes ;  anterior  angles  rounded ;  sides  concave  or 
constricted  in  the  middle  ;  side  margins  narrow,  reflexed  ;  posterior 
margin  slightly  concave  ;  disk  convex  in  front,  flatter  behind,  gene- 
rally across  the  middle  a  depression,  within  the  hinder  angles  raised 
into  a  callus.  Scutellum  triangular,  with  a  wide,  deep,  transverse 
hollow  in  the  centre.  Elytra ;  Corium  outwardly  and  posteriorly 
convex,  inwardly  depressed,  at  the  base  rather  wider  than  the  pro- 
notum ;  anterior  margin  rounded ;  posterior  margin  straight ;  nerves 
on  the  basal  half  prominent ;  Membrane  with  4  nerves,  the  two  inner 
curved  at  the  base,  at  first  inwardly  and  then  outwardly.  Sternum ; 
Mesosternum  transversely  convex  in  front,  with  a  pointed  keel 
xyphus  narrow ;  ilf(°;'rts/er«?;?«  small,  rhomboidal,  with  a  sharp  keel 
Legs:  thighs ;  1st  pair  not  much  thickened,  fusiform;  on  the  under 
side  a  channel,  on  the  anterior  edge  of  which  is  1  small  tooth 
tihice,  1st  pair  in  the  ^ ,  at  the  end  somewhat  bent,  widened  inter 
nally,  with  a  channel  on  the  side  ;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  on  the  3rd  pair 
much  longer  than  on  the  1st  and  2nd. 


Species  1. — Drymus  sylvaticus. 

Lyg^us  sylvaticus,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  103,  98  (1791);  S.  R.  229,  12G 
(1803);  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  67,10  (1807);  Hem. 
Suec.  59,  17  (1S29). 


RHYPAROCHROMID.E.  197 

Pachymekus  SYLVATicus,  Schill.  Beitr.  SO,  34,  t.  7,  fig.  4  (1829) ;  Hahn, 

Wanz.  i,  221,  t.  36,  fig.  115  (1831) ;  H.Schf. 

Norn.  Ent.  i,  45  (1835) ;  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  ii, 

81,  50  (1845). 

Rhypakochkomus  silvaticus.  Sahib.  Geoc.  Een.  57,  5  (1848). 

Pachymekus  (Pachymerus)  silvaticus,  Flur,  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  247,   10 

(1860). 
Drymus  silvaticus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  179,  2  (1861). 
—  —  Slal.  Vet.  Akad.  Eorh.  217,  1  (1862). 

El]i2)tic,  dull,  black.     Eli/tra  dirty  ochreous-browii. 

Head  black,  finely  punctured.  A/iteiuue  black,  the  last  joint 
sometimes  piceous.  Eyes  and  Ocelli  black.  Rostrum  piceous,  1st 
joint  black. 

Thorax.— Fronotum  wider  than  long,  black,  sometimes  piceous 
posteriorly,  with  close,  angulated  punctures,  finer  in  front  than 
behind ;  the  callus  smooth,  piceous.  ScuteUum  black,  punctured, 
the  punctures  finer  and  closer  at  the  base.  Eh/tra  mostly  as  long 
as  the  abdomen  ;  Clavus  ochreous  obscured  with  brown,  with  4  rows 
of  strong,  close  punctures,  the  2  central  ones  confluent ;  Corium 
dirty  ochreous-brown,  with  darker  longitudinal  shades  ;  finely  black- 
punctured  in  rows ;  on  the  inner  nerve  a  long,  thick,  black  streak, 
with  a  shorter  pale  one  joined  to  its  upper  end,  and  a  more  or  less 
obscure  brown  spot  within  the  anterior  margin ;  anterior  margin 
very  slightly  rounded,  clear  ochreous,  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge  ; 
posterior  margin  brown  or  piceous ;  Memlrane  crenate,  especially 
on  the  sides,  fuscous ;  nerves  pale.  Sternum  black,  finely  punc- 
tured.    Legs  black  ;  tarsi  piceous. 

Abdomen  black ;  beneath  smooth,  with  fine^  short,  yellow  pubes- 
cence. 

Length,  S  2^,  ?  U  lines. 

Yar. — The  average  size  rather  larger,  fvonoium  more  square,  and 
the  punctures  stronger ;  ehjtra  rounder  on  the  anterior  margin, 
giving  the  insect  a  more  oval  form  ;  the  colour  deep  chestnut  or 
piceous-black. 

This  form,  first  given  to  us  by  Mr.  E.  C.  Rye,  we  at  the  time 
accounted  a  distinct  species,  which  we  proposed  to  call  D.  Eyeii ; 
but  as  Mor  and  Fieber  hold  it  to  be  only  a  variety,  we  defer  to  their 
opinion.  Elor  says  the  pale  examples  have  abbreviated  wings,  which, 
however,  we  do  not  find  to  be  the  case. 

In  moss,  at  the  roots  of  grass  and  under  leaves,  everywhere, 
throughout  the  year ;  the  var.  not  so  common. 


198  LYGiElNA. 


Sjjecies  2. — Drymus  brunneus. 

Rhyparochromus  bkunneus,  Sahib.  Geoc.  Fen.  57,  6  (1848). 
Pachymerus  —         Bohem.  Vet.  Akad.  Handl.  248  (1849). 

—  PALLiDULUs,  H.  Schf.  Wanz.  ix,  213  (1850). 

Drymus  kotatus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hera.  179,  3  (18C1). 
—      BRUNNEUS,  Stal.  Vet.  Akad.  Porh.  217,  2  (]  SG2). 

Oval,  convex,  black.     Anfennce  piceous  ;  end  of  the  last  joint  yel- 
lowisli-brown ;  elj/tra  piceous,  with  a  central  pale  spot. 

Head  black,  finely  punctured.  Antenncs  piceous,  witli  fine,  long, 
projecting  hairs  ;  terminal  half  of  the  last  joint  yellowish-brown. 
Eyes  black,  piceous  or  red.  Ocelli  black.  Bostnim  brownish- 
yellow. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  broad,  longer  than  wide,  but  little  broader 
behind  than  in  front ;  sides  deeply  contracted  beyond  the  middle, 
side  margins  piceous  ;  disk,  first  *rds  black  or  piceous-black,  finely 
punctured ;  last  3rd  piceous,  anteriorly  sharply  defined  and  de- 
pressed, sometimes  as  a  transverse  baud,  with  large,  deep,  angulated 
punctures ;  the  callus  narrow,  smooth.  Scutellmn  black,  posteriorly 
piceous,  finely  punctured.  Elytra;  Clavus  pitchy-brown  (often  in 
the  middle  and  next  the  claval  suture  a  pale  streak),  with  4  rows  of 
punctures,  the  2  middle  ones  being  confluent  at  the  base;  Corium; 
anterior  margin  much  rounded,  at  the  base  ochreous,  but  throughout 
with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge ;  disk  pitchy-browu,  very  convex, 
somewhat  strongly  and  distantly  punctured ;  the  lower  3rd  of  the 
inner  nerve  fuscous-black  (the  colour  spreading  outwardly),  with  a 
pale  streak  above  it,  often  expanding  outwardly  into  a  pale  ochreous 
spot :  Membrane  fuscous-black ;  round  the  sides  crenate ;  base 
brown,  outwardly  yellowish,  the  colour  expanding  behind  the  ex- 
terior angle  into  a  large  spot,  and  at  the  inner  angle  into  a  small 
one ;  nerves  whitish,  with  an  interrupted  fuscous  line  down  the 
centre  of  each ;  within  the  anterior  mai^gin  the  ground  colour  is 
darker,  and  being  bounded  by  the  1st  nerve,  there  appears  to  be  a 
black  spot  margined  with  white.  Sternum  black,  finely  punctured. 
Leys ;  thiyhs  black,  apex  piceous,  or  entirely  piceous ;  tibicc  almost 
nude,  piceous-brown ;  tarsi  paler. 


RHYPAROCIIROMID.E,  199 

Abdomen  pitchy-black  ;    Connexivum  piceous.    Uuderside  piceous, 
with  fine  yellowish  pubescence. 
Length,  2f  lines, 
Not  rare,  in  moss,  under  leaves,  &c.,  nearly  all  the  year  round. 


Species  3. — Drymus  pilipes. 

Dry:mus  pilipes,  Fleb.  Europ.  Hem.  170,  1  (1S61). 

Elliptic,  narrow,  slightly  shining,  black ;   elytra  pitchy-brown ;  an- 
tenncB  pitchy-black  ;  tarsi  witli  long  hairs. 

Head  very  finely  punctured.  Antennce  pitchy-black,  with  fine 
projecting  hairs ;  1st  joint,  base  of  all  the  others,  and  apex  of  the 
4tb,  paler.     Eyes  and  Ocelli  pitchy-black.     Rostrum  reddish-brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  much  longer  than  broad,  subquadraugular,  the 
sides  being  only  a  little  and  gradually  contracted  beyond  the  middle, 
and  not  much  widened  posteriorly  ;  anterior  angles  much  rounded ; 
lateral  and  posterior  margins  piceous  ;  disk,  first  frds  black,  with  very 
fine,  shallow,  distant  punctures  ;  the  central  depression  almost  obso- 
lete ;  last  3rd  piceous,  with  strong,  deep,  angulated  punctures ;  the 
callus  clear  piceous.  Sctitellum  rather  flat,  black,  and  finely  punc- 
tured, the  transverse  depression  sometimes  slight.  Elytra;  Clavus 
light  pitchy-brown,  with  4  rows  of  large  contiguous  punctures,  the  2 
middle  rows  indistinct ;  claval  suture  depressed  and  darker  ;  Corium 
light  pitchy-brown,  finely  punctured  in  rows ;  anterior  margin 
slightly  rounded,  ochreous-bro^\Ti,  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge ; 
posterior  margin  dark  piceous ;  disk  with  a  dark-brown  cloud  on  the 
1st  nerve  posteriorly,  the  inner  nerve  on  its  lower  \  blackish,  with  a 
short  pale  streak  above ;  Membrane  somewhat  abbreviated,  fuscous- 
black,  the  inner  basal  angle  brownish ;  nerves  dark,  with  lighter 
margins.  Sternum  black,  shining,  finely  punctured.  Leys;  tluylis 
pitchy-black,  apex  piceous ;  tihicB  jjiceous,  with  long,  projecting 
hairs ;  tarsi  paler. 

Abdomen  black ;  beneath  shining,  with  fine  yellowish  pubescence. 

In  the  c? ,  according  to  Fieber,  a  streak  on  the  clavus  and  the  basal 
3rd  of  the  coinum  are  whitish,  and  the  pale  nerves  of  the  latter  are 
margined  with  rows  of  brown  punctures. 

Length,   ?  2  lines. 

Tliree  sj)ecimens  taken  by  Mr.  E.  C.  Rye,  in  the  spring,  in  moss, 
near  Croydon,  and  two  at  Mickleham  by  Dr.  Power. 


200  lygtEINA. 

Genvs  11. — Troptsthetus,  Fieb. 
Siib-elliptic,  the  sidea  parallel. 

Head  5-sicled,  short,  convex  ;  central  lobe  prominent.  Antennce 
stout,  short,  each  joint  of  about  the  same  thickness,  and  very  thin 
at  the  base ;  1st  joint  half  its  length,  reaching  beyond  the  end  of 
the  face  ;  2nd  and  3rd  clavate ;  2nd  nearly  twice  as  long  as  the  1st ; 
8rd  ^ths  as  long  as  the  2nd  ;  4th  slightly  longer  than  the  3rd,  not  so 
long  as  the  2nd,  fusiform.  Eyes  small,  semiglobose.  Ocelli  dis- 
tant. i?c>sifr«??i  reaching  to  the  2ud  pair  of  coxae;  2nd  joint  longest, 
4th  short. 

Thorax.  —  Fronotum  subtrapezoidal  or  carapanulate ;  anterior 
margin  slightly  concave,  longer  than  the  width  of  the  head  across 
the  eyes  ;  anterior  angles  rounded  ;  sides  nearly  parallel  for  the  first 
|-rd*s,  then  suddenly  divergent ;  lateral  margins  very  narrow ;  pos- 
terior margin  concave ;  disk,  first  frds  rather  convex  ;  last  Brd 
flatter,  within  the  hinder  angles  raised  into  a  strong  callus. 
Scufellum  large,  triangular,  flattened  across  the  base  and  centre. 
Elytra ;  Clavus  deflected  to  the  corium  ;  claval  suture  depressed ; 
Corium  convex,  anterior  margin  straight ;  Ilemhrane  very  thin 
(often  abbreviated)  ;  with  4  scarcely  perceptible  nerves,  the  two  outer 
straight,  the  t'wo  inner  curved  only  at  the  base.  Sternum ;  Meso- 
sfernum  convex,  with  a  sharp  central  keel  hindwardly  depressed,  in 
front  strongly  arched ;  Metasternum  rhomboidal,  convex,  with  a 
sharp,  cruciform  keel.  Legs  :  tliighs ;  1st  pair  greatly  incrassated  ; 
beneath  angulated,  and  with  a  shallow  channel  on  the  apical  half,  on 
the  inner  side  of  which  is  a  row  of  small  teeth,  and  in  the  (^  also  a 
strong,  broad  elevation ;  tihice ;  1st  pair  bent,  towards  the  apex 
widened  internally  (in  the  (^  more  than  in  the  ?  ),  and  bidentate 
at  the  apex  ;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  on  the  1st  and  2nd  pairs  not  longer 
than  the  2nd  and  Brd,  in  the  Brd  pair  as  long. 


Species  1. — Tropistethus  holosericeus. 

Pachymekus  sabuleti,  Ha/i/i,  Wanz.  ii,  120,  t.  GO,  fig.  201  (1S34),  noii 
Fall. 
HOLOSEKiCEUS,  SclioUz,  Avb.  u.  Vcrjiud.  19,  2  (1815). 


EHYPAROCHROMIDiE.  201 

Pachymerus  spinigerellus,  Bohem.  Vet.  Akad.  Forh.  57, 11  (1852). 
Tropistethus  ochropterus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  181  (1861). 

—  uolosericeus,  Stal,  Vet.  Akad.  Torli.  217,  1  (1862). 

Black,  dull ;  clothed  above  and  beneatli  witli  fine,  yellow,  subpro- 
minent  hairs.  Clavus  and  corkim  deep  ochreous,  the  latter 
posteriorly — and  on  the  sides  pitchy-black ;  memirane  shining, 
white,  irrorated  with  dark  atoms  ;  the  base  clear. 

Head  finely  punctured.  Antennce  black,  clothed  with  subpromi- 
nent,  yellow  hairs ;  base  of  each  joint  narrowly  white,  l^i/es 
and  Ocelli  black.  Bostrum  piceous,  the  junction  of  the  joints 
yellowish. 

TJwracc. — Pronotmn  finely  punctured  in  front ;  last  3rd  with 
larger  and  more  distinct  punctures.  Scutellum  finely  punctured, 
apex  ochreous.  Elytra;  Clavus  ochreous,  with  3  rows  of  brown 
punctures,  apex  darker ;  Corium  deep  ochreous,  with  somewhat 
strong,  black  or  brown  pvmctures  in  rows ;  posteriorly  and  on  the 
anterior  and  inner  margins  pitchy-blacl<,  on  the  latter  usually  as  an 
undefined  spot ;  centre  indistinctly  of  the  ground  colour ;  base 
unclouded ;  Membrane  white,  irrorated  with  dark  atoms  ;  base  clear, 
at  the  inner  angle  ochreous  (the  texture  of  the  membrane  is  so  thin 
that  the  dark  colour  of  tlie  abdomen  shows  through,  and  until  the 
membrane  is  raised  its  true  colour  is  not  seen).  Sternum ;  a  spot  at 
the  outer  side  of  the  coxa3  yellowish  ;  coxce  Kn^  fulcra  rufous  ;  thighs 
piceous,  apex  rufous ;  tiliw  piceous,  the  base  more  or  less  rufous ; 
tarsi  pale  rufous,  last  joint  piceous. 

Abdomen  beneath  shining,  apex  rufous. 

Length,  1\  line. 

Eare.  In  sandy  places  at  the  roots  of  grass.  Ventnor,  May, 
{G.  Guy  on) ;  Seaton,  S.  Devon,  January  (Dr.  Poicer). 


Genus  12. — Rhyparochuomus,  Curt. 
Elliptic,  the  sides  subparallel. 

Se«c?  5-sided,  wide,  convex  ;  Croion  short ;  i^ac^  triangular,  central 
lobe  long,  prominent,  sharply  defined ;  side  lobes  shorter,  long- 
pointed.  Antennce  rather  slender ;  1st  joint  strong,  reaching  ■Jrd 
of  its  length  beyond  the  end  of  the  face ;  2nd  and  3rd  slightly 
clavate,  2nd  twice  as  long  as  the  1st,  3rd  not  so  long  as  the  2nd  ; 


202  LYGiEINA. 

4th  a  little  longer  than  tlie  3rcl,  fusiform.  Eyes  moderate,  touching 
the  pronotum.  Ocelli  very  distant.  Mostrum  strong,  reaching  to 
the  2nd  pair  of  coxsd  ;  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  head;  2nd  and  3rd 
longer,  subequal ;  4th  shorter  than  the  1st. 

Thorax. — Pronotuvi  long,  subtrapezoidal,  campanulate,  or  sub- 
quadrangular,  in  front  wider  than  the  head  across  the  eyes  ;  anterior 
angles  squarely  rounded  ;  sides  constricted  beyond  the  middle  ;  side 
margins  very  narrow  ;  hinder  angles  prominent,  rounded  ;  posterior 
margin  usually  not  much  longer  than  the  anterior,  concave  ;  disk, 
first  |rds  convex,  last  3rd  flatter,  raised  within  the  hinder  angles  into 
a  callus.  Scutelhim  large,  long,  triangular,  deflected  posteriorly. 
Elytra ;  Clavus  flat ;  claval  suture  depressed  ;  Corium  flat,  convex 
posteriorly  ;  Memlra?ie  with  5  nerves  ;  the  1st  short,  2nd  and  3rd 
slightly  curved  at  the  base,  4th  and  5th  bisinuate  at  the  base. 
Sternum  ;  Mesosternum  in  front,  with  a  short  keel  ending  abruptly 
in  a  point ;  hindwardly  with  a  depression  extending  into  the  short 
xyphus ;  Metastermim  with  a  short,  shai'p  keel.  Legs  strong  ;  tliujlis  ; 
1st  pair  greatly  incrassated,  flattened  beneath,  with  one  large  tooth 
beyond  the  middle,  and  two  or  three  small  ones  between  it  and  the 
apex ;  t'lbice ;  1st  pair  bent  at  the  base,  thickened  gradually  to  the 
apex,  widened  internally,  and  with  a  strong  channel  on  the  sides 
extending  to  the  apex  ;  tarsi  strong,  1st  joint  longer  than  the  2nd 
and  3rd,  on  the  3rd  pair  twice  as  long. 

Ahdomen. — 2nd  segment  beneath,  prominent  in  the  middle. 


Species  1. — Rhyparoohromus  pilicornis. 

Pachymekus  riLicoiiNis,  Muls.  Au.  Soc.  Liu.  99  (1S52). 

Black.  Anteniice  with  long,  projecting  hairs  ;  1st  joint  piceous. 
Pronotum  long,  subtrapezoidal.  Corium  piceous,  outwardly 
paler ;  memlrane  piceous,  with  lighter  shades  ;  nerves  inter- 
ruptedly pale. 

Head  finely  punctured ;  Face ;  apex  of  the  central  lobe  rufous. 
Antennce  black,  clothed  with  long  projecting  hairs ;  1st  joint  and 
lower  part  of  the  2nd  piceous.  Eyes  and  Ocelli  black.  Bostrum 
yellowish. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  very  long,  considerably  widened  posterioi'ly, 
so  that  the  form  is  subtrapezoidal ;    anterior  portion  finely,  closely 


RHYPAROCHROMID.E.  203 

punctured  ;  posterior  portion  with  strong,  distant  punctures  ;  side 
margins  and  the  callus  piceous.  Scutellnm  depressed  in  the  centre  ; 
punctures  distant,  fine  at  the  base,  strong  at  the  sides.  Elytra; 
Claviis  piceous,  with  4  rows  of  moderate  punctures,  the  two  middle 
rows  confluent ;  Corium  piceous,  outwardly  paler,  with  moderate 
punctures,  finer  on  the  posterior  portion  ;  nerves  strong  and  raised 
at  the  base,  the  1st  and  the  anterior  margin  pale  piceous  ;  Membrane 
fuscous,  with  lighter  shades,  and  a  pale  or  yellowish  spot  at  the 
outer  and  inner  basal  angles ;  nerves  interruptedly  pale.  Sternum 
with  distant  punctures  ;  posterior  margin  of  the  Metasternum  rufous. 
Legs  yellow-brown;  lower  portion  of  the  thighs,  inner  side  of  the 
tibice,  and  last  joint  of  the  tarsi,  piceous  ;  the  tilice  with  fine,  long 
hairs. 

Abdomen  beneath  smooth,  apex  rufous. 

Length,  2|  lines. 

Eare.  Two  specimens  taken  by  Mr.  E.  C.  Eye,  of  which  the 
locality  is  not  recorded. 

Species  2. — Rhyparochromus  chiragra. 

LvGiEUS  CHinAGKA,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  168,  113   (1794) ;    S.  R.  223,  lU 
(1S03) ;  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  58,  16  (1829) ;  Zelt. 
Ins.  Lap.  263,  10  (1840), 
Pachymekus  cuiragka,  Sc/iill.  Beitr.  i,  75,  16,  t.  6,  fig.  9  (1829) ;  Raku, 
Wanz.  i,   56,   t.   9,   fig.   34    (1S31);    Burm. 
Handb.  ii,  294,  2  (1835);  H.  Schf.  Norn.  Ent. 
i,  45  (1835);   Panz.  F.  G.  122,  8;    Eolen. 
Mel.  Eat.  ii,  82,  15  (1845). 
—  TIBIALIS,  Hahi,  Wauz.  i,  23,  t.  4,  fig.  14  (1831). 

Rhypakochromus  chiragka,  Sahib.  Geoc.  Fen.  63,  15  (1848). 
Pachymekus  (Pachymehus)  chiragea,  Flor,    Rhyn.  Liv.   i,   254,  14 

(1860). 
Megalonotus  chiragra,  Fieb.  Eiu-op.  Hem.  182,  7  (1861) ;  Slal,  Vet. 
Akad.  Forh.  216,  1  (1862). 

Black,  dull,  or  slightly  shining,  clothed  with  long,  appressed,  yellow 
hairs ;  the  sides  with  long  projecting  hairs.  Pronotum  long, 
subquadrangular.  Corium  light  brown,  with  a  broad  black  band 
on  the  posterior  margin,  in  which  are  2  distinct  ochreous  spots. 
Thighs  black  ;  tibice  red-brown. 

Head  finely  punctured  ;  sides  of  the  central  lobe  with  strong,  pro- 


204  LYGiEINA. 

mineut  hairs.  Antennce  black,  the  extreme  base  of  all  the  joints 
yellowish ;  1st  joint  red  at  the  apex  ;  2nd,  except  the  apex,  red,  the 
base  sometimes  black  ;  3rd  sometimes  red  ou  the  lower  half;  all  the 
joints  with  long,  projecting,  black  hairs,  except  on  the  red  part  of  the 
2nd,  where  they  are  red.     Eyes  and  Ocelli  black.     Bostrum  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  long,  subquadrangular,  slightly  contracted 
beyond  the  middle  ;  with  long,  distant  punctnres,  except  on  the  first 
3rd  of  the  disk,  where  they  are  fine.  Scutellum  with  large,  deep 
punctures,  which,  on  the  sides,  are  somewhat  in  rows,  finer  on  the 
middle.  Elytra ;  Clavus  jmle  brown,  with  3  rows  of  deep  black 
punctures ;  Corium  pale  brown,  with  black  punctures  in  rows,  deep 
at  the  base,  gradually  finer  posteriorly  ;  next  the  posterior  margin 
a  broad,  inwardly  indented  black  band,  in  which  are  2  distinct 
ochreous  spots ;  often  the  band  stretches  up  alongside  the  clavus, 
and  forms  a  stellate  blotch ;  posterior  mai'gin  black,  exce])t  at  the 
apex,  which  is  ochreous  ;  Memhrane  (generally  abbreviated)  fuscous, 
with  a  whitish  spot  at  the  outer  and  inner  basal  angles  ;  nerves  ob- 
scurely whitish.  Sternum  punctured,  and  with  fine  whitish  pubes- 
cence ;  the  punctures  on  the  Prostermim  large  and  deep,  on  the 
Meso-  and  Metasternum  finer  and  crenate.  Leys  with  long  projecting 
hairs ;  thiyhs  black,  base  and  apex  red ;  tibice  red,  apex  generally 
piceous  (sometimes  the  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  entirely  piceous),  with 
strong,  distant,  black  spines ;  the  1st  pair  spined  on  the  underside 
only  ;  tarsi  red,  last  joint  piceous,  or  entirely  piceous. 

Abdomen,  beneath  with  longish,  appressed,  yellow  pubescence. 

Length,  If— 2i  lines. 

Varies  greatly  in  size  and  in  the  marking  of  the  coriutn. 

A  common  species  under  leaves  tnd  at  the  roots  of  grass,  in  dry 
and  sandy  places,  throughout  the  year. 


Sjjecies  3. — Rhyparochromus  dilatatus. 

Pachymekus  dilatatus,  H.  ScJif.  Wanz.  vi,  33,  t.  192,  fi,?.  591  (1842). 

—  OBSCUKUS,  Muls.  An.  Soc.  Lin.  97  (1852). 

Megalonotus  dilatatus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  182,  6  (1861). 

Black,  slightly  shining,  broad,  thickly  clothed,  above  and  beneath, 
with  Ijongish,  appressed,  yellow  hairs.  Pronottiin  short,  campa- 
nulate.     Anterior  margin  of  the  corium  and  the  claval  suture 


RHYPAROCHROMID.E.  205 

piceous  ;  the  juuctiou  of  all  the  joints  of  the  aniennce  and  taru 
yellowish. 

Head  finely  punctured.  Aniennce  with  long  projecting  hairs.  Eyes 
and  Ocelli  black.     Rostrum  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  short,  campanulate,  widened  posteriorly ; 
anterior  portion  f^omewhat  finely,  not  closely,  punctured  ;  posterior 
portion  with  large,  long,  deep  punctures.  Scutellum;  base  in  the 
middle  flattened  and  finely  punctured,  the  rest  with  large,  deep, 
distant  punctures.  Elytra  ;  Glavus  with  3  rows  of  deep  punctures  ; 
apes  rufo-piceous ;  nerve  and  claval  suture  pale  piceous ;  Corium  ; 
anterior  margin  piceous,  disk  with  large  punctures  at  the  base  and 
along  the  claval  suture  ;  on  the  centre  and  posteriorly  fine  punctures ; 
nerves  at  the  base  pale  brown-yellow ;  Memhrane  fuscous,  the 
middle  of  the  base  black  ;  interior  basal  angle  fulvous  ;  exterior  basal 
angle  with  a  white  spot,  one  on  the  2ud  nerve  beyond  the  base,  and 
a  larger  one  on  the  3rd  nerve  (which,  however,  is  often  entirely  white, 
with  a  large  whitish  spot  at  or  near  its  extremity)  ;  4th  nerve  white 
from  the  base  for  nearly  4-  its  length.  Sternum  with  large,  round, 
distant  punctux'es.  Legs;  thighs  with  fine,  appressed,  yellowish 
hairs  ;  fulcra  and  apex  yellowish  ;  tibice  with  longish,  subprominent, 
yellowish  hairs  ;  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  with  fine,  distant  black  spines  on 
the  inner  side  ;  tarsi  black,  with  strong  rufous  hairs  beneath. 

Abdomen  beneath  delicately  punctured ;  the  hairs  lie  perceptibly 
parallel  to  each  other. 

Length,  2^—3  lines. 

Common  under  moss  and  among  debris  at  Weybridge,  in  August 
and  Sejjtember  ;  Addingtou  Hills,  August ;  Stoneham,  Hants,  May. 


Species  4. RllYPAROCHROMUS  PR^TEXTATUS. 

Pachy]meeus  PKyETEXTATUS,  H.  Schf.  Nom.  Eut.  i,  45  (18.35);  "VYanz.  iv, 

12,  t.  113,  fig.  357  (1839). 
Rhvparochromus  maculipennis,  Curt.  B.  E.  xiii,  pi.  612  (1836). 
Pachymerus  femoralis,  Bohcm.  Vet.  Akad.  Haudl.  249  (1849). 
Megalonotus  PRiETEXTATTjs,   Fieb.  Europ.   Hem.   181,  3  (1861) ;  S/al. 

Vet.  Akad.  Forh.  217,  3  (1862). 

Black,  shining,  narrow,   sides  subparallel.      Anterior  -i-  of  the  1st 
and  2nd  joints  of  the  antenna  yellow.     Fronotum  long,  sub- 


206  LYG^INA. 

quadrangular.       Corium   testaceous,  posteriorly  with   a   broad 
piceous  band.     Legs  yellow ;  fore  thighs  black. 

Head  strongly  punctured,  and  a  deep  fovea  on  the  base  next  the 
eyes.  Antenna;  with  fine  projecting  hairs  ;  anterior  i  of  the  1st  and 
2nd  joints  yellow.     JSges  and  Ocelli  black.     Eostrum  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotwn  long,  subquadrangular,  a  little  widened  pos- 
teriorly ;  anterior  portion  with  strong  distant  punctures  ;  disk  more 
finely  punctured,  the  last  3rd  with  very  strong,  deep,  angulated 
punctures.  Scidellum ;  side  margins  ochreous  ;  base  in  the  middle 
finely  punctured ;  middle  smooth,  the  rest  with  strong,  deep,  angu- 
lated punctu.res.  Elytra ;  Clavus  testaceous,  posteriorly  piceous, 
with  3  rows  of  long,  deep,  distant  punctures  ;  Corium  testaceous, 
posterior  3rd  piceous-black  ;  inwardly  2  rows  of  long,  deep,  distant 
punctures,  outwardly  finer  punctured ;  disk  smooth  ;  Membrane  on 
the  base,  along  the  suture,  black ;  the  rest  whitish,  with  a  large,  un- 
defined luniile ;  or  fuscous,  with  a  large  whitish  spot,  and  pale  next 
the  base.  Sternum  strongly  punctured.  Legs  finely  haired  ;  thighs  ; 
1st  pair  black,  fulcra  and  apex  yellow  ;  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  yellow, 
sometimes  with  a  brown  spot ;  tihice  yellow,  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  with 
a  few  projecting  hairs  ;  tarsi  yellow ;  apex  of  the  joints,  especially  the 
3rd,  sometimes  brown. 

Abdomen  beneath  with  fine,  short,  sparse  hairs. 

Length,  2 — 2^  lines. 

In  sandy  places,  among  grass ;  local.  Deal,  May  and  August ; 
Household  Heath,  near  Norwich  (Curtis). 


Species  5. — Rhyparochromus  antennatus. 

Pachymeuus  ANTENNATUs,  Sc//ill.  Beitr.  76,  18,  t.  8,  fig.   10   (1829); 

Ha/m,   Waiiz.  i.  58,  t.  9,  fig.  35  (1831); 
H.  Schf.  Nora.  Ent.  i,  44  (1835) ;   Bohem. 
Vet.  Akad.  rorh.  55,  9  (1852). 
Rhypaeochromtjs  antennatus,  Sahib.  Geoc.  Fen.  64,  16  (1848). 
Pachymerus  (Pachymerus)  antennatus,  Mor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  252,  13 

(1860). 
Megalonottjs  antennatus,  Fieh.  Eiirop.  Hemp.   181,  1  (1861)  ;  Stat, 

Vet.  Akad.  Porli.  216,  2  (1862). 

Black,  shining ;  upper  \  of  the  1st  joint  of  the  antennce  and  tlie 
whole  of  the  2nd  j^ellow  ;  fronotum  campanulate,  widest  in  front. 
Elytra  piceous-black,  outwardly  piceous.     Legs  yellow. 


RHYPAROCHROMIDiE.  207 

Head  finely  punctured.  Antennce  with  close,  projecting  hairs ;  1st 
joint  black  on  the  lower  \,  anteriorly  yellow ;  2nd  yellow ;  3rd  and 
4th  black.  Eyes  and  OceUi  black.  Rosfnim  yellowish,  the  end 
black. 

Thorax. — Pronohim  campanulate,  widest  and  very  convex  in  front; 
smooth  ;  anterior  portion  with  only  a  few  fine  distant  punctures  ; 
last  3rd  with  distant,  deep,  long  punctures.  Scutellum  black  ;  apex 
piceous  ;  base  finely  punctured ;  sides  with  deep  large  punctures. 
Elytra ;  Clamis  piceous,  with  3  rows  of  large  deep  punctures ; 
nerves  yellowish  ;  Corium  pitchy  black,  outwardly  piceous,  or  piceous 
with  indistinct  ochreous  shades  ;  clothed  with  fine,  short,  suberect 
hairs ;  on  the  inner  side  2  or  3  rows  of  strong  punctures,  the  rest  of 
the  disk  smooth  :  Membrane  (in  all  the  English  specimens  we  have 
seen  abbreviated  and  piceous)  "  smoke-brown,  the  inner  basal  angle 
with  a  large  white  spot  "  (Fieher).  Sternum  with  moderate  distant 
punctures.  Ze^s  yellow  ;  tliiglis  ;  1st  pair  piceous  beneath;  tarsi; 
end  of  the  last  joint  brown. 

Abdomen  beneath  with  fine  yellow  pubescence. 

Length,  2  J-  lines. 

Scarce.     Isle  of  Wight,  May  (  G.  Lewis) . 

The  following  species,  referred  by  Curtis  to  his  genus  Mliyparo- 
chromus,  we  are  unable  satisfactorily  to  identify,  and  therefore  copy 
his  description. 


Species  6. — Rhyparochuomus  dimidiatus. 

Rhtpahochkomus  dimidiatus,  Curt.  B.  E.  xiii,  612,  6  (1S36). 

Testaceous-ochre,  thickly  punctured ;  antennce  rather  elongated 
and  slender,  head,  thorax,  scutel,  and  pectus,  piceous,  excepting 
the  base  of  the  thorax  and"  margin  of  the  scutel ;  membrane  of 
elytra  pale,  with  the  edges  and  a  spot  on  the  middle  fuscous. 

"  Length,  21  lines. 

"  August  16th,  on  rushes,  Blackgang  Chine,  Isle  of  "Wig^ht." 


208  LYG^INA. 

Genus  13. — Hypnophilus.* 
Narrow  ;  the  sides  parallel. 

Head  5-sid.ecl ;  Face  long,  triangular ;  side  lobes  short,  triangular, 
acute.  AntenncB  slender,  of  moderate  length ;  1st  joint  rather  the 
stoutest,  the  apex  reaches  a  little  beyond  the  end  of  the  face  ;  2nd 
and  3rd  slightly  clavate,  2nd  twice  as  long  as  the  1st ;  3rd  and  4th 
each  shorter  than  the  2nd,  in  length  subequal ;  4th  fusiform.  Eyes 
semi-globose  prominent.  Ocelli  very  small,  distant.  Hostrum  thin, 
reaching  to  the  2ud  or  3rd  pair  of  coxae;  1st  joint  as  long  as  the 
head,  2nd  longest. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  sub  quadrangular,  at  least  as  wide  as  the 
head  across  the  eyes  ;  anterior  angles  rounded  ;  sides  nearly  straight, 
a  little  constricted  at  about  -|-ths  of  the  length ;  side  margins  narrow  ; 
posterior  angles  rather  prominent,  slightly  rounded ;  posterior 
margin  concave  ;  disk  anteriorly  convex  for  about  fths  of  the  length, 
the  rest  flat,  only  a  little  thickened  within  the  hinder  angles.  Scu- 
tellum  large,  triangular,  slightly  convex.  Elytra;  Claims  and 
Coj'm77t  flat ;  Corium  i  the  length  of  the  abdomen  ;  anterior  margin 
straight ;  apex  rounded ;  Memirane  rudimentary  in  English  examples 
(according  to  Fieber  and  Flor,  it  is  sometimes  developed,  and  has  4 
nerves).  Sternum;  3Ietasternuiii  in  front  prominent,  with  a  sharp 
keel ;  xyphus  short  or  pointed.  Leys  ;  thiyhs  fusiform  ;  1st  pair  iu- 
crassated,  flattened  beneath  on  the  apical  ^,  unarmed  ;  tihice,  1st 
pair  widened  on  the  inner  side  to  the  apex  ;  tarsi ;  3rd  joint  on  the 
1st  and  2nd  pair  as  long  as  the  1st  and  2nd  together,  on  the  3rd  pair 
much  longer. 

Abdomen,  very  convex  beneath ;  Connexivum  deep,  almost 
vertical. 

Species  1. — Hypnophilus  micropterus. 

Rhyparochkomus  mickoptekus,  Curt.  B.  E.  xiii,  G12,  2  (1836). 
Pachymerus  HIRSUTULUS,  Scholtz,  Ai'b.  u.  Verand,  29  (1817). 

—  GRACILIS,  Bohem.  Vet.  Akad.  Forh.  54,  6  (1852). 

—  (Pachymerus)  hemipterus,  Flor,  Rliyu.  Liv.  i,  261,  18 

(1860). 
Macrodema  hirsutul.\,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  180  &  388  (1861). 

*  'Yttvoc,  a  moss,  and  (piKot;,  a  lover. 


RHYPAROCHROMIDiE.  209 

Black,  shining;    posterior  portion  of  the pronotum,  the  clavus,  and 
coi'inm,  dull  ochreous ;  le^s  black. 

Head  convex,  finely  punctured,  with  a  few  long,  erect,  black  hairs 
on  the  orbit  of  the  eyes  and  the  sides  of  the  central  lobe.  Antennce 
black,  with  fine,  short,  subappressed  hairs ;  base  of  each  joint 
narrowly  red ;  sometimes  the  middle  of  the  2nd  broadly  rufous. 
Eyes  small,  a  little  removed  from  the  pronotum.      'Rostrum  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  finely,  distantly  punctured,  finest  on  the  disk, 
which  is  also  finely  crenate  in  front ;  anterior  portion  very  convex, 
and  its  junction  with  the  posterior  4th  sharply  defined  ;  last  4th 
(except  at  the  sides)  more  or  less  clearly  ochreous,  with  black 
round  punctures.  Scutelliim  finely  punctured ;  apex  ochreous. 
Elytra ;  Clavus  and  Corium  flat,  pale  dull  ochreous  ;  Corium  more 
or  less  clouded  posteriorly,  and  ordinarily  with  2  undefined,  brown  or 
piceous  spots,  one  on  the  first  3rd  near  the  claval  suture,  the  other 
posterior  on  the  anterior  margin  ;  anterior  margin  narrowly  reflexed, 
mostly  clear,  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge ;  both  Clavus  and  Corium 
with  distinct  rows  of  round  black  punctures,  larger  than  on  the  pro- 
notum ;  Membrane  appears  only  as  a  whitish  border  to  the  corium. 
Sternmii  finely  punctured,  more  strongly  on  the  anterior  portion  of 
the  Prosternum ;  Metasternum  finely  crenate,  posterior  margin  ru- 
fous. Legs  with  fine  yellowish  hairs ;  cox(e,  fulcra,  and  base  and  end 
of  the  thiglis,  rufous ;  tihicB  black  or  piceous  ;  base  rufous  ;  beneath 
with  fine  spines  in  a  row ;  tarsi  black  or  piceous. 

Abdomen  beyond  the  corium  uncovered,  finely  punctured  ;  un- 
derside finely  punctured,  and  clothed  with  short,  straight,  yellowish 
pubescence,  and  on  the  posterior  margin  of  the  last  abdominal  seg- 
ment 2  or  3  projecting  black  hairs. 

Length,  11-  line. 

Local.  In  moss  among  heath,  from  April  to  October.  Coombe 
"Wood,  Surrey  ;  Addington  Hills  ;  Plumstead  Common  ;  Weybridge ; 
Tunbridge  AVells  ;   Heron  Court,  Hants  {Curtis). 


Species  2. — Hypnophilus  hemipteuus. 

Pachymekus  HEMiriERUs,  ScMlL  Beitr.  77,  20,  t.  6,  fig.  11  (1829). 

—  Staphylinieoemis,  Ha/m,  Wanz.  i,  61,  t.  9,  fig.  37  (1831). 

—  PALLiDiPENNis,  H.  Schf.  Wanz.  ix,  210  (1850). 

—  ANGUSTULUS,  Bohem.  Vet.  Akad.  Forh.  56,  10  (1852). 

14 


210 


LYGiEINA. 


Pachymerus  (Pachymekus)   oculatus,    Flor,   Rhyn.  Liv.   i,  257,    IH 

(1860). 
IscHNOcoRis  PALLiDiPENNis,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  180,  2  (1861). 
Pterotmetus  hemiptekus,  Stal,  Vet.  Akad.  Porii.  215,  2  (1862). 

Black,  slightly  shining  ;  apical  portion  of  the  1st  and  2nd  joints  of  the 
antennce  yellow  ;  posterior  4th  of  the  ][)ronotum.,  and  the  clavus 
and  coniim,  dull  oohreous  ;  le<js  fulvous  ;  fore  tliighs  black. 

Head  slightly  convex,  delicately  punctured  ;  a  few  erect  black 
hairs  on  the  orbit  of  the  eyes  and  the  sides  of  the  central  lobe.  An- 
tennce black,  with  close,  short,  subappressed,  yellowish  hairs ;  1st 
joint  on  the  base  and  apical  3rd,  2nd  on  the  apical  i,  reddish- 
yellow.  Ei/es  large,  almost  touching  the  pronotum,  black.  Ocelli 
black,     nostrum  reaching  the  2nd  pair  of  coxse,  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  ;  anterior  portion  slightly  convex,  finely  punc- 
tured ;  posterior  portion  flatter,  pale  ochreous  ;  at  the  sides  the 
punctures  black,  round,  distant,  larger  than  in  front ;  posterior 
margins  black,  often  with  2  short,  whitish  streaks  in  the  middle ;  the 
junction  of  the  anterior  and  posterior  portions  of  the  disk  not  sharply 
defined.  Scutellum  black,  delicately  punctured ;  apex  ochreous. 
Elytra;  Clavus  a-wd  Corium  pale  ochreous;  CZffi7?fs  with  2  rows  and 
Corium  with  4  rows  of  black  punctures,  which  latter  in  the  2  outer 
rows  are  larger  and  confluent ;  anterior  margin  pale,  with  a  black 
line  on  the  edge  ;  apex  with  a  black  spot ;  posterior  margin  black  ; 
Membrane  (rudimentary)  pale,  with  a  fuscous  shade.  Sternum  witli 
fine  scattered  punctures ;  outer  margin  and  a  spot  at  the  base  of 
each  coxa  pale  yellow.  Legs ;  fulcra  fulvous ;  tliiglis;  1st  pair  black, 
fulvous  at  the  base  and  apex ;  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  fulvous,  fuscous  or 
black  towards  the  apex ;  2nd  pair  sometimes  entirely  fulvous ;  tibice 
fulvous,  2nd  and  3rd  joints  sometimes  piceous. 

Abdomen  finely  punctured ;  the  underside  with  short,  yellowish 
pubescence. 

Length,  1^  line. 

Local.  In  moss  among  heath,  from  April  to  December.  Coombe 
Wood,  Surrey ;  Addington  Hills ;  Dartford  Heath ;  Tunbridge 
Wells. 


RHYPAROCHROMID.E.  211 

Genus  14. — Plinthisus  {Laf)  ;  Fieh. 

Sub-elliptic,  depressed. 

Head  short,  narrow,  convex,  triangular,  deeply  inserted  in  the 
pronotum ;  T'ace ;  central  lobe  short,  broad ;  side  lobes  short ; 
antenniferous  processes  very  short.  Antennae  thin ;  1st  joint 
short,  reaching  a  little  beyond  the  end  of  the  face ;  2nd  twice  as 
long  as  the  1st,  clavate ;  3rd  and  4th  each  not  so  long  as  the  2nd, 
fusiform.  Eyes  small  but  prominent,  touching  the  pronotum. 
Ocelli  very  distant,  placed  close  to  the  eyes.  Rostrum  slender, 
reaching  the  2nd  pair  of  coxiB  ;  2nd  joint  longest. 

TJiorax. — Pronotum  long,  subquadrangular,  in  front  wider  than 
the  head  across  the  eyes ;  anterior  margin  very  concave ;  anterior 
angles  subacute,  greatly  depressed ;  sides  more  or  less  constricted 
beyond  the  middle ;  side  margins  narrow,  reflexed ;  hinder  angles 
prominent,  right-angled,  obtuse ;  posterior  margin  slightly  con- 
cave ;  disk  slightly  convex,  flatter  behind,  in  front  somewhat  raised 
in  the  middle  and  depressed  on  each  side.  Scutellum  large,  tri- 
angular. Elytra ;  Cormm  long,  slightly  convex ;  anterior  margin 
narrow,  reflexed ;  Memhrane  thin,  with  4  slightly  curved  nerves. 
Stermim ;  Mesosternum  in  front  sharp-keeled,  hindwardly  convex, 
the  point  of  the  xyphus  depressed ;  Metastermmi  subcordate,  in 
front  carinate,  hindwardly  long-pointed,  depressed.  Legs  :  thighs ; 
1  st  pair  very  broad,  fusiform ;  beneath  flattened  on  the  anterior 
half,  the  sides  very  finely  dentate,  two  of  the  teeth  being  larger 
than  the  others ;  fibice;  1st  pair  curved,  widened  on  the  inside 
towards  the  apex,  where  are  2  short  spines ;  2nd  and  3rd  pairs 
with  2  rows  of  fine,  short  spines;  tarsi;  3rd  pair,  1st  joint  longer 
than  the  2nd  and  3rd. 


Species  1. — Plinthisus  brevipennis. 

LvGiEUs  BREVIPENNIS,  Lot.  Gen.  iJI,  123,  (1807). 

Pachymerus  brevipennis,  Sck/il.  Beitr.  i,  75,  16,  t.  6,  fig.  10  (1829); 

Hahn,M^m.  i,  59,  t.  9,  fig.  36  (1831); 

H.  ScJif.  Norn.  Ent.  i,  45  (1835). 
Plinthisus  brevipennis,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  178,  3  (1861). 


212  LYGJIINA. 

Black,  shining,  delicately  punctured,  with  very  line  scattered  pu- 
bescence. 

Head  with  long  projecting  hairs  on  the  orbit  of  the  eyes  and 
towards  the  brown  apes  of  the  central  lobe.  Antennce  piceous,  ends 
of  the  joints  whitish,  ^j/es  piceous.  OceZZ^  black.  Hostrtcm 'pitchj- 
yellow. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  as  broad  in  front  as  behind ;  sides  nearly 
straight ;  disk  rather  convex,  delicately  punctured,  the  punctures 
larger  posteriorly;  posterior  margin  piceous.  Scutellum  finely 
crenate-punctate  ;  base  sometimes  with  a  slight  keel.  Elytra  flat ; 
Clavus  and  Corium  on  the  same  plane ;  Glavus  (sometimes  piceous) 
with  3  rows  of  long  punctures  ;  Corium;  anterior  and  posterior  mar- 
gins piceous ;  inner  margin  and  the  basal  ^  of  the  anterior  margin 
with  long  punctures  in  rows ;  disk  with  fine,  distant  punctures ; 
nerves  not  raised ;  Ilemhrane  appears  merely  as  a  piceous  border  to 
the  corium.  Sternmn  finely  crenate,  punctured  in  the  middle. 
Legs;  tTiiglis  pitchy -black,  ends  pale  piceous;  finely  pubescent; 
tihicB  pale  piceous,  pubescent,  the  hairs  longer  on  the  2ud  and  3rd 
pairs  ;  tarsi  pale  piceous,  1st  joint  generally  darker. 

Abdomen  above  with  fine,  short,  distant  pubescence ;  beneath  with 
longer  yellowish  hairs. 

Length,  1^ — 1\  line. 

Not  rare  in  sandy  places,  under  moss,  &c.  Deal,  May  and 
August ;  Dartford  Heath,  August ;  Southend,  September ;  Ventnor 
{G.  Ouyon). 


Species  2. — Plinthisus  bidentulus. 

Pachymerus  bidentulus,  H.  Sc/if.  Wanz.  vi,  31,  t.  191,  fig.  5S8  (1842). 
Plinthisus  —  Fieb.  Europ.  Hera.  178,  2  (18G1). 

Black,  shining,  the  clavus  and  greater  part  of  the  corium  bright 
piceous. 

Head  delicately  punctured,  with  very  fine  slioi't  pubescence,  and 
2  or  3  long  hairs  on  the  orbit  of  the  eyes  and  towards  the  apex  of 
the  central  lobe.  Ante^ince  piceous,  apex  of  the  joints  whitish. 
Eyes  piceous.     Ocelli  black.     Rostrum  pale  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  narrower  in  front  than  behind ;  sides  slightly 
constricted  beyond  the  middle ;  disk  very  slightly  convex,  delicately 


RHYPAROCHROMID^.  213 

punctured,  the  punctures  of  the  posterior  4th  larger,  long  and  dis- 
tinct; towards  the  anterior  angles  finely  pubescent;  hinder  angles 
and  posterior  margin  sometimes  piceous.  Scutellum  delicately  cre- 
nate-punctate.  Elytra;  Clavus  pale  piceous,  black  on  the  inner 
margin,  with  3  irregular  rows  of  long,  deep  punctures ;  the  nerve 
next  the  claval  suture  strong ;  claval  suture  depressed,  pale  piceous ; 
Coriiim  piceous,  paler  in  the  middle,  with  fine  distant  punctures, 
stronger  and  in  rows  on  the  anterior  and  inner  margins ;  nerves, 
especially  the  1st  at  the  base,  strong  and  raised ;  posterior  margin 
and  membrane-suture  piceous  on  the  outer  half;  Memlrane  yel- 
lowish, nerves  darker.  Sternum  delicately  crenate-punctate  in  the 
middle.  Ler/s  with  fine  short  pubescence ;  thighs  black,  apex  piceous ; 
tibicB  pale  piceous  ;  tarsi  paler. 

Length,  \\ — 1-|-  line. 

E/are.  Under  moss,  with  P.  hrevijyennis,  at  Dartford  Heath,  in 
August  and  September. 


Ge7ms  15. — Stygnocoris.* 

(Stygnus,  Fieb.)f 
Short,  oval,  convex. 

Head  short,  5-sided,  broader  than  long,  very  convex ;  Face  ver- 
tical ;  central  lobe  short,  obtuse,  arched  in  a  line  with  the  crown ; 
side  lobes  as  long  as  the  central  lobe,  base  broad,  sides  concave,  apex 
pointed.  Antennce  stout ;  1st  and  4th  joints  thickest ;  1st  reaching 
by  i  its  length  beyond  the  end  of  the  face ;  2nd  2  to  2i  times  longer 
than  the  1st  ;  3rd  rather  shorter  than  the  2nd ;  4th  as  long  as  the 
third,  fusiform ;  3rd  and  4th  with  a  short  petiole.  Eyes  large, 
prominent  behind,  projecting  beyond  the  anterior  angles  of  the  pro- 
notum.  Ocelli  small,  distant.  Rostrum  reaching  to  the  middle  of 
the  mesosternum ;  base  in  a  deep  furrow,  of  which  the  sides  are 
raised  and  rounded. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapezoidal,  convex ;  anterior  margin  nearly 
straight,  as  long  as  the  base  of  the  head  exclusive  of  the  eyes ;  an- 
terior angles  greatly  deflected  ;  posterior  angles  prominent,  rounded  ; 
posterior  margin  concave  in  the  centre,  at  each  end  produced  rather 

*  Srtiyvoc,  obscm-e,  and  icoptc,  bug. 
y  Stygnus,  Lap.,  a  genus  of  Arachnides. 


214'  LYGiEINA. 

broadly  and  depressed  on  to  the  base  of  the  clavus.  Scutellum  large, 
triangular,  convex ;  basal  angles  depressed.  Elytra  at  the  base  rather 
narrower  than  the  base  of  the  pronotum,  then  widened  and  rounded ; 
Clavus  broad  ;  Gorium ;  disk  posteriorly  convex ;  posterior  margin 
nearly  straight,  incrassated  ;  3£emhrane  with  a  deep  furrow  along 
the  base,  and  4  strong  nerves ;  1st  short,  curved,  ending  on  the 
anterior  margin ;  2nd  nearly  straight ;  3rd  arising  near  the  inner 
basal  angle,  strongly  curved  towards  the  inner  margin  and  then  from 
it ;  4th  arising  on  the  inner  margin,  short  and  curved  ;  the  last  3  end 
on  the  posterior  margin.  Sternum ;  Mesostermim  with  a  slight 
central  keel ;  xyphus  short ;  Metasternum  small,  depressed  in  the 
centre.  Ziecjs  strong  ;  thigJis  ;  1st  pair  very  thick,  fusiform  ;  beneath 
with  a  wide,  shallow  channel,  on  the  edges  of  which,  at  and  before 
the  middle,  are  several  short,  scarcely  perceptible  elevations ;  2nd 
and  3rd  pairs  not  thickened  in  the  centre,  contracted  a  little  at  the 
apex  ;  tihice  a  little  widened  at  the  apex  ;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  on  the  1st 
and  2nd  pairs  as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd  together ;  on  the  3rd  pair 
much  longer. 

Abdomen  above  flat,  beneath  convex ;  Connexivum  wide,  vertical 
or  recurved  over  the  abdomen. 


Species  1.- — Sti'gnocoris  rusticus. 

Lyg^us  rusticus,  Fall.  Mou.  Cim.   70,  17  (1807) ;  Hem.  Suec.  64,  25 
(1829) ;  Zett.  F.  Ins.  Lap.  i,  470,  3  (1852) ;  Ins. 
Lap.  2G2,  4  (1840). 
Pachymekus  kusticus,  ScMll.  Beitr.  i,  81,  26,  t.  7,  fig.  5  (1829) ;  Hahn, 
Wauz.  i,  223,  t.  36,  fig.  116  (1831) ;  Kolen. 
Mel  Ent.  ii,  83,  53  (1845). 
Aphanus  —        H.  Schf.  Norn.  Ent.  i,  46  (1835). 

Beosus  —        Sahib.  Geoc.  Een.  67,  3  (1848). 

Pachymeeus   (Pachymeiius)   rusticus,    Flor,    Rliyu.   Liv.   i,   241,   6 

(1861). 
Stygnus  rusticus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  186,  1  (1861). 
Ophthalmicus  rusticus,  Stal,  Vet.  Akad.  Forh.  214,  2  (1862). 

Black  above  and  beneath  ( except  the  abdomen )  ;  coarsely  and 
deeply  punctured ;  clothed  with  fine,  yellow,  somewhat  appressed 
hairs. 

Head. — Antennae ;   1st  joint  piceous,  rarely  black  ;  2nd  and  ord 


RHYPAROCHROMID.E.  215 

pale  piceous,  apex  still  paler ;  4th  black,  base  pale  pieeous,  apex  some- 
times piceous.     -Eye*  piceous.     OcelUhlack.    i?c>s;'r?<wi  pale  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum;  sides  sligbtly  concave  in  the  middle.  Eljlra  ; 
Corium  on  the  anterior  margin,  sometimes  the  Claviis  inwardly,  and 
usually  all  the  nerves,  piceous  brown  ;  Memhrane  usually  rudimen- 
tary and  not  covering  the  abdomen,  whitish,  the  base  black  (when 
developed  it  is,  according  to  Mor,  "  gray -brown  or  blackish,  its  base 
and  the  nerves  yellowish-w^hite  ;  or  it  is  on  the  greater  portion  clear, 
witli  indistinct  gray  shades  between  the  nerves").  Legs  piceous; 
tarsi  paler,  last  joint  piceous. 

Abdomen  above  very  delicately  punctured ;  1st  2  segments 
reddish;  Connexivum  on  its  inner  side,  on  the  1st  3  segments, 
red.     Underside  delicately  crenate-punctate. 

Length,  ^  2  lines,    ?   2^  lines. 

Not  rare,  but  local.  Lee,  Augiist ;  Beckenham,  September ;  "West 
Cowes,  Isle  of  Wight,  September,  plentifid  on  PuUcaria  dgsenterica. 


jSpecics  2. — Stygnocoris  sabulosus. 

Lyg^us  pedestuis.  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  71,  IS  (1S07) ;  Hem.  Suec.  64,  26 

(1S29);  Zelf.  lus.  Lap.  203,  5  (1840),  non  Panz. 

Pachymerus  sabulosus,  Sc/iill.  Beitr.  81,  25   (1829) ;  Ha/m,  Wauz.  i, 

221,  t.  36,  fig.  117  (1831). 
Aphanus  —        Nom.  Eut.  i,  46  (1835). 

Rhypakochiiomus  pubescens,  Curl.  B.  E.  xiii,  612,  24  (1336). 

—  sabulosus,  Sct/ild.  Geoc.  Eeu.  58,  7  (1848). 

Pachyilerus   (Pachymekus)   sabulosus,   Flor,   Bliyn.  Liv.   i,   243,   7 

(1860). 
Stygnus  sabulosus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  187,  2  (1861). 
Ophthalmicus  sabulosus,  Slal,  Vet.  Akad.  Porh.  215,  4  (1862). 

Black  (except  the  iironotum  posteriorly  and  the  elytra),  shining ; 
coarsely  and  deeply  punctured,  except  on  the  abdomen ;  clothed 
with  fine  yellow  hairs,  longer  above  than  beneath.  Corium 
yellow-brown,  posteriorly  piceous. 

Plead. — The  punctures  finer  than  on  the  pronotum.  Antenn(S ; 
1st  3  joints  brownish-yellow  ;  4th  pitchy-black.  PJi/es  and  Ocelli 
piceous.     Postruin  yellow-brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  sides  a  little  rounded  ;  disk  anteriorly  black 
or  piceous,  posteriorly,  including  the  hinder  angles,  more  or  less 


216  LYG^INA. 

brown.  Scutellum  depressed  in  the  centre.  Elytra;  Clavus  and 
Corium  yellow-brown  ;  the  latter,  inwardly  and  posteriorly  with  a 
long  blackish  line,  outwardly  and  posteriorly  with  a  large  piceous 
spot  intersected  by  the  1st  nerve  ;  or  the  posterior  half  is  entirely 
piceous,  with  clearer,  long  spots ;  Menibrane  more  or  less  fuscous, 
base  and  nerves  broadly  white.  Sternum ;  Legs  yellow-brown  ;  tarsi  ; 
last  joint  piceous. 

Abdomen  above  delicately  crenate-punctate ;  base  and  sides  red. 
Underside  delicately  crenate-punctate. 

Length,  1 — 1^  liue. 

Not  rare  in  dry  and  sandy  places,  under  heath  and  grasses. 
Addington  Hills,  Surrey,  August ;  Southend,  Dartford  Brent,  and 
Weybridge,  September. 


►  Species  3. — Stygnocoris  arenarius. 

Pachymerus  arenarius,  Ra/i/i,  Wauz.  i,  43,  t.  7,  fig.  27  (1831). 
Rhyparochromus  obtustts,  Curt.  B.  E.  xiii,  612,  23  (1836). 

—  ARENARIUS,  Sahld.  Geoc.  Pen.  59,  8  (1848). 

Stygnus  arenarius,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  187,  3  (1861). 
Ophthalmicus  arenarius,  Stal,  Vet.  Akad.  Porh.  215,  3  (1862). 

Black  (except  the  elytra),  clothed  with  short  yellow  hairs  ;  strongly 
and  deeply  punctured.     Corium  brown,  with  ochreous  spots. 

Head. — Antenna;  1st  and  4th  joints  piceous ;  2nd  and  3rd  red- 
brown  ;  2ud  sometimes  more  or  less  piceous.  Eyes  and  Ocelli  black. 
Mostrum  yellow-brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotmn  hindwardly  piceous,  hinder  angles  brown. 
Elytra ;  Clavus  and  Corium  brown,  the  latter  hindwardly,  a  line 
on  the  posterior  half  of  the  inner  margin  near  the  claval  suture,  and 
the  posterior  margin,  except  at  the  inner  angle,  piceous ;  disk  also  with 
several  ochreous,  long  spots,  of  which  3  in  a  line  down  the  centre  are 
more  conspicuous ;  Membrane  fuscous-brown ;  a  long,  narrow, 
piceous  blotch  joined  to  the  middle  of  the  posterior  margin  of  the 
corium  ;  the  rest  of  the  base  white,  expanding  into  a  large  spot  at 
the  inner  angle  ;  nerves  broadly  white.  Legs  ;  Coxae  yellow-brown ; 
thiglis  black,  apex  yellow-brown ;  tihice  yellow-brown  or  piceous,  apex 
lighter ;  tarsi  yellow-brown,  last  joint  (sometimes  also  the  2nd  and 
3rd)  piceous. 


RHYPAROCHROMID^E.  217 

Abdomen  above  and  beneath  delicately  punctured;  base  on  the 
upper  side  red. 

Length,  1 — 1^  line. 

Common  at  the  roots  of  plants,  especially  on  heaths,  throughout 
the  year. 


Genus  16. — Acompus,  Fied. 
Elliptic. 

Head  short,  broader  than  long,  convex ;  Face  vertical,  very  short, 
triangular ;  sides  concave ;  anteruiiferous  j^i'ocesses  very  short. 
Antennae  slender  ;  1st  joint  stoutest,  short,  about  -|  its  length  reach- 
ing beyond  the  end  of  the  face  ;  2nd  and  3rd  of  equal  thickness, 
each  a  very  little  thicker  at  the  apex  ;  2nd  twice  the  length  of  the 
1st ;  3rd  shorter  than  the  2nd  ;  4th  thicker  than  the  3rd,  as  long  as^ 
the  2nd,  fusiform.  Eyes  large,  prominent  behiud.  Ocelli  small, 
distant.  Rostrimi  reaching  almost  across  the  mesosternum ;  base 
in  a  short,  deep  chamiel,  of  which  the  sides  are  raised  and  prominent 
in  front. 

Tlwrax. — Froiiotum  trapezoidal,  rather  convex,  flatter  behind, 
contracted  in  front  to  the  width  of  the  base  of  the  head  exclusive 
Qf  the  eyes  ;  anterior  margin  nearly  straight,  anterior  angles  greatly 
/deflected ;  sides  slightly  sinuate,  being  a  little  constricted  in  the 
middle  ;  hinder  angles  prominent,  rounded  ;  posterior  margin  rather 
concave.  Scutellum  triangular ;  the  base  deflected  towards  the 
centre,  which  is  depressed  transversely.  Elytra ;  Clavus  deflected 
to  the  Corium ;  Corium ;  base  flat ;  posteriorly  convex  ;  anterior 
margin  sKghtly  curved,  tliick,  reflexed  to  beyond  the  middle ; 
central  nerve  strong,  raised  for  frds  of  its  length.  Membrane ; 
base  depressed ;  of  the  4*  nerves  the  1st  2  are  slightly  curved  out- 
wards to  the  posterior  margin  ;  the  3rd  and  4th  arise  near  together 
at  the  inner  basal  angle,  then  diverging  gradually  and  sinuate  to 
the  posterior  margin  ;  the  first  3  are  stronger  than  the  4th.  Often 
the  membrane  is  only  rudimentary.  Stermun ;  JHesostermwi  flat, 
with  a  short  keel  in  front ;  xyphus  short ;  Metasternum  convex, 
with  a  central  keel,  hindwardly  pointed.  Legs :  thighs ;  1st  pair 
stoutest,  fusiform,  unarmed ;  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  gradually  thicker 
from  the  base,  but  contracted  at  the  apex  ;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  on  the 

*  Eieber  says  5. 


218  LYG^INA. 

1st  and  2ud  pairs  as  long  as  the  other  2,  on  the  3rd  pair  much 
longer. 

Abdomen    above    flat,    beneath  convex ;     Connexivum  moderate, 
vertical. 


Species  1. — Acompus  rufipes. 

Lyg^us  rtjfipes,  IFoIff,  Ic.  Cini.  121,  fig.  145  (ISOO). 
Ophthalmicus  LoNicEUiE,  Schill.  Beitr.  63,  3,  t.  2,  fig.  3  (1829). 
Pachymerus  (Aphanus)  pallipes,  H.  Schf.  Panz.  F.  G.  121,  2. 

—  DUMUS,  Ramb.  P.  And.  152,  11  (1838). 
Beosus  clavatus,  SaJM.  Geoc.  Pen.  67,  4  (1818). 
Pachymerus  bisignatus,  BoJiem.  Yet.  Akad.  Handl.  104  (1859). 

—  (Pachymerus)  clavatus,  I'lor,  Bhyn.  Liv.  i,  244,  8  (1860). 
Acompus  rufipes,  Fieh.  Europ.  Hem.  186  (1861). 

Ophthalmicus  rufipes,  Slul,  Vet.  Akad.  Forh.  214  (1862). 

Black,  shining,  coarsely  and  deeply  piinctured,  except  on  the  abdo- 
men ;  finely  haired,  except  on  the  jironotum  and  elytra  ;  cor  mm 
ochreous,  hindwardly  piceous ;  Ie(js  and  2nd  and  3rd  joints  of 
the  antenncE  orange. 

Head  above  and  beneath  with  the  hairs  longish  and  waved.  An- 
tenncB  with  short  whitish  hairs  ;  1st  joint  black,  apex  orange  ;  2nd 
and  3rd  orange,  4th  piceous  or  black.  Eyes  and  Ocelli  black. 
nostrum  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotwn  ;  hinder  angles  smooth.  Elytra  ;  Claims  and 
Corium  ochreous,  mixed  with  brown  shades,  and  with  rows  of  black- 
brown  punctures  ;  Coriitm  posteriorly  with  a  broad,  indented  band, 
in  which  are  usually  2  or  3  ochreous  spots ;  posterior  margin 
punctured ;  Membrane  delicately  crenate,  fuscous ;  base  with  a 
large  brown  spot  in  the  middle  conjoined  to  the  Cormm ;  basal 
angles  broadly,  inner  margin  and  nerves,  white.  Sternum;  Pro- 
stermom  entirely,  Meso-  and  Metasternum  at  the  sides,  clothed  with 
longish,  fine,  appressed,  white  hairs.  Legs  orange;  thiylis ;  some- 
times either  the  1st  pair  only,  or  all  three,  black,  except  at  the  apex ; 
tarsi ;  last  joint  piceous. 

Abdomen  above  finely  shagreened;  beneath  finely  punctured, 
clothed  with  fine,  short,  appressed  yellow  hairs,  longer  on  the  Gth 
and  genital  segments. 

Length,  2 — 2\  lines. 


RHYPAROCHROMJ,D.E.  219 

Eare.     Southend,  September ;  Wicken   Yen,  among   old   sedge. 
May  (Dr.  Power). 


Genus  17. — Ischnodemus,  Fieb. 
Narrow,  linear. 

Head  5-sided,  short,  not  so  wide  as  the  pronotum,  narrower 
behind  the  eyes  ;  Crown  almost  flat  between  the  eyes,  posteriorly 
convex  ;  Face  short ;  central  lobe  wide  and  prominent ;  side  lobes 
shorter,  pointed.  Antennce  placed  on  a  short,  truncate  process 
before  and  below  the  eyes ;  1st  joint  very  short,  thick,  reaching 
rather  beyond  the  end  of  the  face ;  base  petiolated,  inner  side 
rounded,  apex  truncate ;  2nd  and  3rd  more  slender,  each  gradually 
thicker  from  base  to  apex  ;  2nd  3  times  as  long  as  the  1st ;  3rd  |rds 
as  long  as  the  2nd  ;  4th  as  long  as  the  2nd,  and  as  thick  as,  or 
thicker  than,  the  1st,  fusiform.  Eyes  rather  large,  oval,  prominent 
behind.  Ocelli  small,  distant.  Eostrnm  reaching  to  the  middle 
of  the  mesosternum  ;  length  of  the  joints  subequal ;  1st  \  as  long  as 
the  head. 

Thorax.  —  Pronofum  trapezoidal,  flat ;  anterior  angles  much 
rounded  and  narrowed,  anterior  margin  incrassated  ;  sides  not  mar- 
gined, but  rounded  ofi" ;  hinder  angles  squarely  rounded ;  posterior 
margin  very  concave.  ScuteJhim  large,  triangular,  posteriorly 
somewhat  depressed  on  each  side.  Elytra  (when  developed*) 
shorter  than  the  abdomen ;  Corium ;  anterior  margin  straight ; 
Memhrane  with  5f  straight  nerves  arising  at  the  base.  Sternum; 
Coxae  deeply  sunk  in  tlie  segments  ;  Prosternum  with  a  slight  ridge  ; 
Mesa-  and  3Ietasternii7n  with  a  deep  rostral  channel ;  xyphus  of  the 
former  long,  triangular,  of  the  latter  short.  Legs  short,  strong ; 
thighs  thick,  fusiform,  unarmed;  tarsi;  1st  joint  on  the  1st  and 
2nd  pairs  not  so  long  as  the  3rd ;  on  the  3rd  pair  subequal ;  2nd 
joint  very  short  and  thin  ;  3rd  stout,  widened  to  the  apex;  Claws 
divergent,  short,  very  much  curved. 

Abdomen  above  flat ;  Comiexivmn  equally  deep  throughout, 
almost  vertical.  Underside  convex ;  1st  4  segments  with  the  pos- 
terior margin  straight ;    5th  short  in  the  middle ;    6th  long,  cleft 

*  The  development   of  the  elytra  and    wings  is  exceptional;    the  insects 
usually  appear  with  rudiments  of  the  elytra  only. 
f  rieber  says  4  ('  Europ.  Hem.,'  p.  44). 


220  LYGiEINA. 

in  the  centre,  the  sides  of  the  opening  divergent  and  rounded. 
Genital  segments ;  the  1st,  short,  lies  in  the  angular  opening  of  the 
last  abdominal  segment,  resting  on  the  3rd  genital  segment,  which 
is  large,  round,  convex,  and  deeply  cleft  in  the  centre ;  the  2nd 
segment  appears  as  a  short  and  triangular  plate  at  each  side  of 
the  3rd. 


Species  1. — Ischnodemus  sabuleti.* 

LYGiEus  SABULETi,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  62,  23  (1829). 

Ischnodemus    quadbatus,   Tieb.  Weit.  Beitr.   338,  1-5,  t.  2,   fig.   11 

(1836). 
Pachymerus  becurtatus,  H.  Schf.  Wanz.  iv,  10,  t.  113,  fig.  355  (1839). 
—  PARALLELUS,  Costa,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Prance,  x,  290,  pi.  6, 

fig.  5  (1841). 
MiCKOPUs  SABULETI,  Si.g7i.  Ann.  Soc,  Ent.  France,  3me  ser.  v    29,  8, 

pi.  2,  fig.  7,  8  (1857). 
Ischnodemus  sabuleti,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  163,  2  (1 861) ;  Stal,  K.  Vet. 
Akad.  Eorh.  212,  1  (1862). 

Black,  dull,  clothed  with  very  fine,  short,  whitish  hairs. 

Head  very  minutely  punctured.  Antennce  |  black,  with  sliort 
whitish  hairs  ;  ajoex  of  the  2nd  and  3rd  and  base  of  the  3rd  and  4th 
joints  narrowly  yellow.     Bostnim  yellow-brown,  last  joint  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  very  short,  nearly  as  broad  as  long,  very 
finely  punctured,  the  hairs  at  the  sides  very  fine,  longish,  and 
appressed;  posterior  margin  with  a  dull  ochreous  line,  narrow  in 
the  centre  and  wider  at  the  ends.  Scutelltmi  strongly  punctured  at 
the  sides.  Elytra;  Clavus  whitish,  posterior  margin  and  apex 
piceous ;  the  nerve  brown,  punctured ;  Corium  whitish,  slightly 
shining ;  anterior  margin  dull  ochreous ;  posterior  margin  broadly 
piceous,  except  the  apex  ;  disk  clear,  nerves  brown  or  piceous,  punc- 
tured. (In  undeveloped  examples  the  Corium  is  abbreviated,  and 
rounded  posteriorly,  the  Membrane  being  represented  by  a  narrow 
whitish  border.)  Membrane  slightly  shining,  opaque,  fuscous-brown, 
with  darker  nerves ;  base  clear  whitish,  except  on  the  2nd  and  3rd 
nerves,  where  a  piceous  spot  reaches  over  from  the  posterior  margin 

*  In  the  'Oefvcrs  af  K.  Vet.  Akad.  Forh.,'  1862,  Dr.  Stal  has  referred  this 
species  to  the  Family  B/issida,  Stai. 


PHYGADICID-E.  221 

of  the  Coi'ium.  Stermim ;  Coxcb  aud  legs  orange-yellow;  thighs 
pitchy -black  in  the  middle;  tarsi ;   last  joint  piceous. 

Abdomen  beneath  shining,  black,  with  fine,  close,  whitish  hairs. 

Length,  2^—3  lines. 

Local.  On  reeds  aud  aquatic  plants.  Merton,  Surrey  (Power)  ; 
Folkestone  (G.  Letois)  ;  in  August  and  September. 


Family  2.— PHYGADICIDJE. 

Genus  1. — Phygadicus,  Fieb. 

Elliptic. 

Head  with  the  eyes  broader  than  the  front  of  the  pronotum ; 
Croion  convex  and  deflected,  sides  widened  before  and  under  the 
eyes  into  a  short  obtuse  process  for  the  insertion  of  the  antennae ; 
Face  triangular,  greatly  deflected  in  a  curve  continuous  with  that  of 
the  crown ;  central  lobe  short,  narrow,  obtuse ;  side  lobes  as  long  as 
the  central  lobe,  wide  at  the  base,  compressed  towards  the  pointed 
end,  the  outer  margin  concave.  Antennce  rather  strong ;  1st  joint 
short,  slightly  the  stoutest,  reaching  a  little  beyond  the  end  of  the 
face ;  the  other  3  of  equal  thickness ;  2nd  and  3rd  clavate ;  2nd  more 
than  twice  as  long  as  the  1st ;  3rd  a  little  shorter  than  the  2nd ; 
4th  a  little  shorter  than  the  3rd,  fusiform.  Eyes  large,  semiglo- 
bose,  prominent.  Ocelli  large,  distant.  Rostrum  reaching  to  the 
centre  of  the  mesosternum ;  1st  joint  not  so  long  as  the  head ;  2nd 
longer  than  the  1st,  3rd  shorter;  the  1st  in  a  deep  channel,  of 
which  the  sides,  in  front,  are  raised  and  rounded  to  the  end  of  the 
central  lobe  of  the  face. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  long-trapeziform ;  anterior  margin  slightly 
concave,  anterior  angles  rounded ;  sides  constricted  in  the  middle ; 
margins  very  narrow ;  hinder  angles  rounded ;  posterior  margin 
concave ;  disk  convex,  raised  into  a  callus  within  the  hinder  angles. 
Scutellum  large,  triangular;  base  convex,  centre  depressed,  apex 
acute.  Elytra  posteriorly  narrowed  and  lying  within  the  connexi- 
vum ;  Clavus  outwardly  depressed ;  Corium ;  anterior  margin  a  little 
curved,  posterior  margin  straight ;  the  nerves  on  the  disk  rather 
strong,  1st  and  3rd  more  or  less  distinctly  forked  beyond  the  middle, 
forming,  when  distinct,  2  large  cells  within  the  posterior  margin ; 
Membrane  depressed  along  the  base ;  with  4  nerves,  of  which  the  2 


2.22  LYG^INA. 

inner  ones  only  arise  at  tlie  base  close  together ;  they  then  curve  a 
little  and  form  a  parallel-sided  long  cell,  of  which  the  end  is  closed  by 
a  cross  nerve  ;  thence  they  are  straight ;  the  other  2  arise  from 
a  cross  nerve  vphich  joins  the  base  of  the  2nd  nerve,  and  is  parallel 
to,  but  distant  from,  the  base;  the  outer  one  of  the  tvs^o  (the  1st) 
diverges  to  the  anterior  margin,  the  2nd  is  straight  and  parallel  to 
the  inner  2.  Sternum  in  the  centre  flat,  with  a  very  fine  channel  on 
the  Mesosternum;  on  the  anterior  margin  of  the  Metasternum,  before 
the  coxa,  a  convoluted,  obtuse  process  projects  outwards.  Legs 
strong ;  thighs  very  stout,  thickest  in  the  middle,  the  ends  constricted  ; 
1st  pair  with  a  strong,  short  spine  beneath ;  tarsi  long,  on  the  pos- 
terior legs  longest ;  1st  joint  on  the  3rd  pair  as  long  or  longer  than 
the  other  2. 

Abdomen  above  flat,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  last  segment 
roundly  produced  ;  beneath  as  in  Cgmus,  but  in  the  ?  the  6th  seg- 
ment is  longer  in  the  middle,  and  the  posterior  margin  straight ; 
Connexivum  moderate,  much  reflexed.  Ge?iifal  segments  as  in  Cgmus, 
but  in  the  ?  the  3rd  segment  is  posteriorly  rounded  and  the  central 
fissure  more  decided. 


Species  1. — Phygadicus  Urtic^. 

CiMEX  Urtic^,  Fat).    S.  E.   723,  129  (1775);  Bossi,  F.  E.  ii,  1329 

(1790). 
Lyg^us  Uutic^,  Fat).   E.  S.  iv,   166,  106   (1794);    S.  R.  231,  136 
(1S03);    Fall.    Mon.  Cim.  63,  2    (1807);    Hem. 
Suec.  49,  2  (1829) ;  Zeti.  Faun.  Ins.  Lap.  i,  469, 
1  (1832) ;  Ins.  Lap.  262,  1  (1810). 
Heteeogaster  UKTiciE,  Schill.  Beitr.  i,  84,  1,  t.  7,  fig.  8  (1829) ;  Ha/i??, 
Wanz.  i,  73,  t.  11,  fig.  43  (1831);  H.  Schf. 
Nom.  Eut.  i,   46  (1835);  Burm.   Handb.  ii, 
293,    1    (1835);     Curt.    B.  E.  xiii,  597,   3 
(1836);  Sahib.  Geoc.  Fen.  52,  1  (1848). 
Phygadicus  —       Flor,  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  302,  1  (1860) ;  Fieb.  Europ. 

Hem.  202,  4  (1861) ;  Stal,  Vet.  Aliad.  Forli. 
223,  1  (1862). 

Black,  with  fine  light  hairs  ;  pronotum,  lateral  and  posterior  margins 
and  a  posterior  bidentate  spot,  scntellv.m  apex,  cJavus  and 
corium,  ochreous  ;  the  latter  with  3  black  spots ;  tihice  yellow, 
with  8  black  rings ;  connexivum  with  yellow  spots. 


PHYGADICID.E.  223 

Head  thickly  and  finely  punctured,  black,  with  long,  light,  pro- 
jecting hairs.  Anfennce ;  1st  joint  black,  apex  piceous ;  the  other 
3  joints  piceous,  the  ends  paler.  Ei/es  black.  Ocelli  reddish,  nos- 
trum piceous.     Underside  black,  strongly  punctured. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  rather  finely  punctured,  black,  with  fine 
prominent  hairs ;  anterior  margin  narrowly  ocbreous ;  lateral  mar- 
gins and  posterior  callus  ochreous ;  disk  posteriorly  more  or  less 
tinged  with  ochreous,  sometimes  in  a  bidentate  form.  Scutellum 
black;  apex  whitish;  disk  finely,  the  sides  strongly,  punctured. 
Elytra;  Clavus  ochreous,  punctured  in  rows;  apex  broadly  pitchy- 
black  ;  Corium  distinctly,  rather  finely  punctured,  shining,  ochreous, 
with  short  hairs  ;  anterior  margin  clear,  with  a  brown  line  on  the 
edge  ;  posterior  margin  (except  in  the  centre)  strongly  black-punc- 
tured ;  on  the  1st  nerve  of  the  disk  2  longish,  broad,  black  streaks, 
and  on  the  3rd  2  smaller  ones,  one  in  the  centre,  the  other  at  the 
posterior  margin ;  3Iemhrane  diaphanous  ;  near  the  base,  exterior 
to  the  3rd  nerve,  a  large  black  spot ;  between  the  nerves  a  trans- 
verse row  of  faint,  much  sufiused,  fuscous  spots.  Sternum  black  ; 
sides  with  short  hairs.  Legs  with  long,  projecting  hairs ;  Coxce 
ochreous  ;  tliighs  black  ;  apex  and  spots  on  the  edges  ochreous  ;  basal 
3rd  of  the  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  ochreous  ;  tibice  yellow,  with  3  broad 
pitchy-black  rings,  1st  close  to  the  base,  2nd  in  the  middle,  3rd 
before  the  apex  ;  tarsi  yellow  ;  1st  joint  narrowly  pitchy-black  at  the 
base  and  apex,  and  the  3rd  at  the  apex  on  the  upper  side. 

Abdomen  above  black ;  Connexivum  black,  with  a  large  subquad- 
rate  yellow  spot  on  each  segment.  Underside  shining,  black  (the 
centre  beyond  the  first  2  segments  more  or  less  ochreous),  finely 
punctured,  with  fine,  short,  whitish  hairs.  Genital  secjments  witli 
long,  prominent  hairs. 

Length,  2^—3  lines. 

Isot  rare  in  dry  or  sandy  places,  under  thistles,  nettles,  and  other 
plants.  Deal  and  Charlton,  Kent,  in  August ;  Brighthampton,  Oxon. 
{8.  Stone). 


221  LYGil;lNA. 


Species  2. — Phygadicus  Artemisia. 

Heterogastek  Aetemisi^,  ScJiill.  Beitr.  88,  t.  8,  fig.  3  (1829). 

—  CoRONiLLJi,  Kolen.    Mel.  Eut.  ii,  88,  59,  t.  9,  fig.  17 

(1845). 
Phygadicus  AKTEMisiiE,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  202,  3  (1861). 

Black,  slightly  shining,  densely  clothed  with  appressed  yellowish 
hairs,  longer  above  than  beneath ;  pronotum  with  a  posterior 
transverse  band ;  clavus  and  corium  yellowish-brown  ;  thighs  at 
the  end  and  the  tibice  reddish-yellow  ;  the  latter  with  the  base 
and  a  ring  before  the  apex  black. 

Head  rather  roughly  punctured;  Face  long,  the  sides  very 
concave.  Antennce  black,  end  of  the  1st  joint  narrowly,  middle  of 
the  2nd  broadly,  red  ;  3rd  and  4th  red  at  the  base.  Eyes  brown. 
Ocelli  black.  Bostrum  yellowish  ;  the  base  of  the  joints 
darker. 

Thorax.  —  Pronotum  with  strong,  deep,  distinct  punctures ;  a 
broad,  irregularly  defined,  and  obscured  yellowish-brown  baud  within, 
but  not  touching  the  posterior  margin ;  the  callus  at  the  hinder 
angles  black  inwardly,  yellowish  outwardly.  Scutellum  strongly 
punctured,  apex  yellowish.  Elytra ;  Clavus  with  3  straight  rows  of 
brown  punctures ;  Corium  with  somewhat  smaller,  distant,  brown 
punctures  ;  a  short  streak  near  the  clavus,  the  posterior  margin,  and 
2  long  streaks  running  into  it,  piceous-black ;  Memhrane  dusky 
whitish,  clearer  in  the  centre,  with  3  fuscous  spots  in  a  triangle. 
Legs ;  tit  ighs  hlack,  apex  of  all,  and  also  a  ring  near  the  base  of  the 
2nd  and  3rd  pairs,  reddish-yellow  ;  f/i/tj  reddish-yellow,  the  base  and 
a  subannular  spot  before  the  apex  black ;  tarsi  reddish-yellow,  apex 
of  the  joints  broadly  black  or  piceous. 

Length,  2 — 2|  lines. 

A  single  specimen,  captured  by  Mr.  E.  C.  Rye,  by  sweeping,  near 
Mickleham,  during  the  summer  of  1863. 

Fieber  says  it  occurs  under  Artemisia,  on  species  of  Coronilla,  and 
on  grass,  in  woods  recently  cut. 


PHYGADICID/E.  225 


Genus  2. — Nysius,  Dall. 

(Cat.  Hem.  ii,  551  (1S52.) 
Long-oval,  with  nearly  parallel  sides. 

Head  short,  broad,  across  the  eyes  broader  than  the  front  of  the 
pronotum ;  Crown  subquadrate,  convex,  at  each  side  in  front 
curved  down  vertically,  ending  in  a  short,  obtuse  antenniferous 
process ;  Face  curved  in  a  line  with  the  crown,  nearly  vertical ; 
central  lobe  prominent,  narrow,  obtuse  ;  side  lobes  shorter  than  the 
middle  lobe,  broad  at  the  base,  apex  acute,  outer  margin  conclave. 
Antennce ;  1st  joint  stout,  reaching  a  little  beyond  the  end  of  the 
face  ;  2nd  and  3rd  thin  ;  2nd  twice  as  long  as  the  1st ;  3rd  not  quite 
so  long  as  the  2nd  ;  4th  as  long  as,  and  thicker  than  the  3rd,  but  not 
so  thick  as  the  1st.  Eyes  large,  semi-globose,  prominent  beyond 
the  anterior  angles  of  the  pronotum.  Ocelli  large,  distant.  Ros- 
trum reaching  over  the  metasternum  ;  basal  joint  not  so  long  as  the 
head,  lying  in  a  channel  of  which  the  sides  are  raised. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  broad,  trapezoidal ;  on  the  1st  3rd  a  narrow, 
linear,  transverse,  smooth  incision  which  does  not  reach  the  lateral 
margins  ;  sides  a  little  constricted  in  front  and  at  the  middle  ;  posterior 
margin  nearly  straight ;  hinder  angles  obtuse,  raised  into  a  callus  ; 
disk  posteriorly  convex.  Seutellum  large,  triangular,  convex ;  base 
in  the  middle  with  a  deep  transverse  impression ;  disk  with  a 
strong  longitudinal  keel.  Elytra;  Clavus  deflected  to  the  corium, 
narrow,  without  a  middle  nerve  ;  Cormm  ;  anterior  margin  reflexed, 
except  at  the  base ;  posterior  margin  thick,  and  strongly  curved 
from  the  end  of  the  clavus  to  the  end  of  the  inner  nerve,  thence 
sinuate  to  the  apex  ;  disk  slightly  convex,  almost  horizontal  next  the 
clavus.  Meynhrane  with  a  strong  depression  along  the  base,  nerves 
(5)  straight ;  the  3rd,  4th,  and  5th  connected  beyond  the  base  by  a 
cross  nerve  forming  2  cells.  Sternum;  Mesosternum  \n  \he  centre 
with  a  deep  rostral  channel;  xyphu^s  triangular;  Metasternum 
convex,  hindwardly  compressed  and  margined ;  between  the  2nd 
and  3rd  pairs  of  coxae  the  2  orifices  of  the  odoriferous  organ  developed 
into  convoluted  projecting  processes ;  on  all  the  segments  the  plates 
form  sheaths  round  the  base  of  the  coxae.  Legs;  thighs  stout, 
narrower  at  the  base  and  apex,  unarmed  ;  tarsi  long  ;  1st  joint  on 

15 


226  '■  LYG^INA. 

the  1st  and  2nd  pairs  as  long   as   the   otlier  2,  on  the  3rd   pair 
longer. 

Abdomen  as  in  Cymus,  but  in  the  ?  ,  the  3rd  genital  segment  is 
large,  convex,  ridged  in  the  centre,  and  posteriorly  broadly  rounded. 


Species  1. — Nysius  Thymi. 

LvG.EUs  Thymi,  Wolf,  Ic.  Cim.  119,  113,  t.  15,  fig.  113  (ISOl) ;  Full. 

Hem.  Suec.  19,  3  a  (1829). 
Heterogaster  Eiiic^,  Schill.  Beitr.  86,  4,  t.  7,  fig.  10  (1829). 

—  Thymi,  Curt.  B.  E.  xiii,  597,  1  (1836) ;  Sahib.  Geoc.  Feu. 

52,  2  (1848). 
Cymus  (Artheneis)  Ekic.^  $,  Flor,  Rhyu.  Liv.  i,  292,  2  (1860). 
Nysius  Thymi,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  169,  3  (1861). 

Dull  luteous ;  head  and  pronotum  more  or  less  obscured  by  black 
punctures  ;  antennce  light  brown;  1st  joint  yellow  at  the  base  ; 
4th  piceous.  Corlum  pale  ochreous  ;  nerves  brown  ;  posterior 
margin  broadly  piceous.  Legs  yellow ;  thighs  spotted  with 
brown. 

Head  with  rather  large,  irregular  black  punctures ;  Croivii 
usually  with  a  broad,  black,  longitudinal  line  on  each  side,  but 
leaving  the  orbit  of  the  eyes  luteous,  the  dark  line  sometimes 
branching  out  to  the  base  of  the  central  lobe  of  the  face ;  base  often 
with  a  clear  yellow  spot ;  Face ;  lobes  luteous,  or  deep  yellow  ; 
outer  margin  of  the  side  lobes  and  sides  of  the  central  lobe  black. 
Antennce  light  brown ;  1st  joint  yellow  at  the  base,  the  rest 
spotted  with  black  ;  2iid  and  3rd  light,  or  yellow-brown,  piceous  at 
the  apex,  or  entirely  pitchy-brown  ;  4th  piceous.  JUi/es  and  Ocelli 
piceous.     Rostrum  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  irregular  punctures,  larger  than  those  on 
the  head  ;  anterior  margin  usually  clear  luteous ;  the  narrow  trans- 
verse incision  black,  unpunctured,  obscured  by  a  broader  transverse, 
black  band,  from  which  sometimes  a  short  black  spur  juts  down  the 
centre  of  the  disk,  or  a  fine  pale  line  extends  down  the  middle,  from 
the  anterior  to  the  posterior  margin,  there  expanding  into  a  smooth 
spot ;  the  callus  at  the  hinder  angles  pale  luteous,  sliiuing,  unpunc- 
tured, with  a  brown  or  black  spot  on  each  side.  Scutellum  more 
or  less  obscui-ed  by  black  punctures,  finer  than  those  on  the  pi'o- 


HENESTARIU.^.  227 

notum  ;  side  margins,  and  the  keel  at  its  apex,  brown  or  yellow. 
Elytra ;  Claims  and  Corhim  pale-ocbreous ;  Clavus  convex,  except 
at  the  apex,  the  margins  with  a  piceous,  often  interrupted  line ; 
Corium  with  2  piceous,  often  interrupted  lines,  each  on  a  nerve ; 
anterior  margin  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge  ;  posterior  margin 
broadly  piceous,  often  interrupted  ;  Membrane  diaphanous  ;  nerves 
clear,  with  broad,  dusky^  interrupted  shades  between  them.  Sternum 
black  ;  margins  of  the  segments  narrowly  yellow ;  a  large  spot  at 
the  base  of  each  coxse,  and  the  convoluted  process,  pale-yellow.  Legs 
yellow ;  thighs  with  lai'ge  piceous  spots,  often  confluent,  apex 
clear;  tibicB  yellow-brown,  base  and  apex  darker  ;  tarsi;  1st  joint 
at  the  apex,  3rd  entirely,  piceous. 

Abdomen  black  ;  beneatli,  in  the  ^  the  last  3,  in  the  ?  the  last 
4  abdominal  segments  yellow,  except  at  the  sides  ;  posterior  margin 
of  the  last  piceous,  or  black.  Stigmata  yellow.  Coiinexivum  yellow 
on  the  edge,  and  sometimes  on  the  underside.  Genital  segments 
in  the  ^  black,  in  the   ?  yellow. 

Length,  1\ — 2  lines. 

Local.  Stated  to  be  attached  to  Thymus  Serjjgllum.  Deal, 
August ;  Portmarnock  ( Wollaston)  ;  under  stones,  Portland,  May, 
and  running  quickly  over  the  sandhills  near  Lowestoft,  June 
(Curtis). 

Pieber  enumerates  8  other  species,  some  of  which  probably  occur 
in  Britain. 


Family  3.— HENESTARIDJE. 

Gei/us  1. — Henestaris,  Spw. 
Elliptic. 

Head  short ;  across  the  eyes  broader  than  the  front  of  the  pro- 
notum  ;  Croicn  yerj  s^hort  and  slightly  convex,  at  the  sides 
produced  into  a  broad  peduncle  of  the  eyes  ;  the  antenniferous 
processes  very  short,  obtuse  ;  Face  broad,  short,  triangular,  very 
convex  and  deflected ;  central  lobe  at  the  end  obtuse ;  side  lobes 
broad,  pointed,  almost  as  long  as  the  central  lobe  ;  anterior  margin 
slightly  concave.  Antennce  strong,  short ;  1st  joint  thickest, 
shorter  than  the  head,  \  the  length  projecting  beyond  the  end  of 
the  face ;   2nd  and  3rd  each  a  little  thickened  at  the  apex ;  2nd 


228  LYG^INA. 

about  ^rd  longer  than  the  1st ;  3rd  and  4th  in  length  subequal,  each 
shorter  than  the  2nd  ;  4th  fusiform,  scarcely  so  thick  as  the  1st. 
Eyes  large,  hemispherical,  placed  at  the  end  of  a  long,  thick 
peduncle.  Ocelli  large,  distant.  Bostrum  reaching  across  the 
metasternum,  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  head. 

Thorax.- — Pronotum  broad,  trapeziform,  convex ;  anterior  and 
posterior  margins  nearly  straight ;  sides  a  little  constricted  before 
the  middle ;.  hinder  angles  prominent,  obtusely  rounded ;  disk  on 
the  1st  3rd  slightly  raised,  behind  it  a  sharp,  transverse  impression. 
Scutellum  large,  triangular ;  base  with  a  deep  transverse  depres- 
sion, the  remainder  convex,  almost  ridged  in  the  centre,  and  with  a 
small  callosity  at  the  basal  angles  on  the  margin  of  the  depression. 
Elyti^  as  long  as  the  abdomen  ;  clavus  deflected  to  the  corium  ; 
Corium  ;  anterior  margin  nearly  straight ;  posterior  margin  straight, 
incrassated  ;  nerves  not  prominent ;  Memhrane  with  5  prominent 
nerves  ;  the  1st  short,  curved  to  the  anterior  margin ;  the  2nd  and 
3rd  arise  together  near  the  base,  and  diverge  straight  to  the  posterior 
margin  ;  the  4th  and  5th  arise  near  together  at  the  base ;  the  4th 
curves  towards  the  3rd,  and  is  then  straight ;  the  5th,  at  first  very 
thick,  curves  a  little  towards  the  inner  margin,  it  then  becomes 
obsolete,  but  reappears  after  a  short  interval,  and,  like  the  4th,  goes 
to  the  posterior  margin.  Sternum ;  llesosternum  in  the  centre  with 
a  deep  fovea ;  xyplius  short,  pointed.  L^fjs  short,  stout ;  thighs 
gradually  less  toward  each  end  ;  tihioe  gradually  thicker  to  the  apex  ; 
tarsi  stout,  long ;  2nd  joint  ^  the  length  of  the  3rd  ;  on  the  last  pair 
the  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  other  2. 

Abdomen  in  the  $  beneath,  the  1st  3  segments  posteriorly 
straight;  the  4th  a  little  shorter,  and  the  5th  very  short  in  the 
middle ;  the  6th  greatly  deflected,  long,  ridged  in  the  centre,  pos- 
terior margin  rounded  and  sinuate.  Genital  segments ;  1st  small, 
overlying  the  base  of  the  3rd  in  2  points  ;  3rd  convex,  with  a  deep 
longitudinal  cleft,  in  the  centre  of  which  is  a  ridge,  sides  narrowed 
to  an  obtuse  point ;  the  2nd  appears  as  a  short,  triangular  plate  at 
the  sides  of  the  3rd. 


HENESTARIDiE.  229 


Sjjecies  1. — Henestaris  laticeps. 

Heterogaster  laticeps,  Curt.  B.  E.  p.  &  fig.  597  (1836). 

Henestaris  Spinol^,  J.  Costa,  Corr.  Zool.  i,  136,  pi.  11  (1839) ;  Ann. 

Soc.  Ent.  Erance,  x,  .304  (1841);  Am.  et  Sew. 

Hem.  250,  1,  (1843) ;  Tieb.  Europ.  Hem.  174 

(1861). 

—  Genei,  Spin.  Hem.  230,  1  (1840). 

—  HisPANA,  Baiiib.  F.  And.  ii,  sp.  145  (1842). 

Ocbreous,  dull,  more  or  less  clouded  witli  brown,  and  "witli  very  fine, 
short,  yellow  hairs. 

Head  oclireous,  black-punctured  ;  with  a  black  line  round  the  base 
of  the  peduncle  of  the  eyes,  and  on  the  peduncle  2  black  spots  ;  Face ; 
central  lobe  with  a  narrow  black  margin.  Antennee  ochreous-brown, 
with  fine  short  hairs,  and  indistinct,  piceous  spots  ;  1st  joint  darker, 
black  beneath  ;  4th  pitchy-black.  Eijes  brown.  Ocelli  red.  Bos- 
trum  piceous,  1st  joint  paler. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  ochreous,  with  distinct,  round,  black  punc- 
tures ;  behind  the  anterior  margin  2  black  fovese ;  the  sides,  a 
central  line,  the  hinder  angles,  and  a  spot  on  the  middle  of  the 
posterior  margin,  clear.  Scutellum  ochreous,  with  strong  black  punc- 
tures, except  on  the  centre  and  posterior  convezity,  which  are  clear 
and  smooth.  Elytra  ;  Clavus  with  4  rows  of  black  punctures,  and 
a  black,  punctured  spot  towards  the  end ;  Corium  with  black  punctures 
in  rows,  ochreous  on  the  inner  side  and  base  of  anterior  margin, 
the  rest  of  the  disk  (except  a  long,  raised  ochreous  spot  near  the 
posterior  margin)  piceous ;  posterior  margin  piceous  or  black, 
except  at  the  inner  angle ;  JSIembrane  transparent ;  nerves  (except 
the  base  of  the  4th  and  5th)  dusky,  the  space  betwen  them, 
especially  between  the  2nd  and  3rd,  with  an  opaque  dotted  shade ; 
inner  basal  angle  clear.  Sternum  ochreous-brown,  with  fine,  black 
punctures  ;  the  centre  black.  Legs  ochreous  ;  tlmjlis  nearly  covered 
with  large  confluent,  black  spots  ;  tarsi  piceous  ;  base  of  the  1st  and 
2nd  joints  ochreous. 

Abdomen  above,  black ;  Connexivum  ochreous-brown,  paler  at 
the  junction  of  the  segments,  the  edge  brown.  Underside  ochreous- 
brown,  the  2  basal  segments  in  the  middle  black ;   the  margins  of  all 


230  LYGiEINA. 


tlie  segments  narrowly,  the  centre  of  the  6th  abdominal  and  the  3 
genital  segments,  and  a  row  of  spots  along  the  sides,  piceous. 

Length,  2^  lines. 

Eare.  Under  a  stone  at  Blackgang  Chine,  Isle  of  Wight,  4th 
August  (Curtis). 


Family  4.— CYMIDiE. 

Genm  1. — Chilacis,  Fied.  (iiilitt.) 

Oval,  flat. 

Head  long,  across  the  eyes  not  so  wide  as  the  front  of  the  prouo- 
tum,  slightly  convex  ;  Crown ;  sides  straight  to  beyond  the  eyes  ; 
Face  narrower  than  the  crown,  long,  triangular  ;  central  lobe  long, 
widest  in  front,  apex  obtuse  ;  side  lobes  not  so  long  as  the  central 
lobe,  narrow,  pointed  in  front,  the  outside  concave ;  a  deep  channel 
on  their  inner  sides  parallel  to  the  central  lobe ;  antenniferous 
processes  very  short.  Antennce  rather  stout ;  1st  joint  not  reaching 
the  end  of  the  face ;  2nd  and  3rd  slightly  and  gradually  thickened 
towards  the  apex  ;  2nd  2^  times  as  long  as  the  1st;  3rd  and  4th  in 
length  subequal,  each  not  so  long  as  the  2nd  ;  4th  obtuse-fusiform. 
Fyes  rather  large,  round,  slightly  flattened.  Ocelli  distant ;  inserted 
close  to  the  inner  side  of  the  eyes.  Hostrum  reaching  over  the  meso- 
sternum  ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  long,  in  length  subequal ;  3rd  longer ; 
4th  very  short. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapezoidal,  flattened  ;  anterior  margin  con- 
cave, anterior  angles  I'ounded,  depressed  ;  side  margins  horizontal, 
widest  on  the  1st  -i,  narrower  behind  ;  hinder  angles  rounded,  with 
a  large  callus  within  them  ;  posterior  margin  slightly  concave  ;  disk, 
in  front  with  2  slight  callosities  ;  centre  and  sides  in  front  depressed ; 
at  the  middle  of  the  length,  towards  each  side,  a  deep  fovea. 
Scutellum  large,  triangular  ;  base  with  a  deep  fovea,  of  which  the 
side  margins  are  raised  into  the.  form  of  a  V-  Elytra  longer  than 
the  abdomen  ;  Clavus  deflected  to  the  cerium ;  claval  suture  greatly- 
depressed  ;  Corium;  anterior  margin  cixrved,  at  the  base  broad, 
gradually  nari'ower,  reflexed ;  posterior  margin  rounded ;  disk 
convex;  1st  nerve  greatly  raised,  beyond  the  middle  flatter  and 
furcate ;  Memhraiie  thin,  with  4  nearly  straight  nerves  arising  at 


CYMIDiE.  231 

the  base.  Sternum  flat,  the  orifices  of  the  odoriferous  organ  largely 
developed.  Lerjs  ;  fJii(/hs  clayate  ;  tarsi  strong  ;  2nd  joint  shortest ; 
3rd  dilated,  as  long  or  longer  than  the  1st ;  claws  long. 

Abdomen   above   flat ;    Connexivum   broad,   reflexed.      Underside 
convex. 


Species  1. — Chilacis  TypH/E. 

Heterogaster  Typii.e,  Ferris,  An.  Soc.  Lin.  Lyons,  N.  S.  iv,  159  (1S57). 
Testaceous-ochreous  shining. 

Head ;  a  broad  line  on  the  lateral  margins,  the  channel  on  each 
side  of  the  central  lobe,  and  a  central  line  joined  thereto,  and  going 
nearly  to  the  base,  black,  with  fine,  distinct  punctures  ;  the  ground 
colour  appearing  distiuct  and  unpunctured  on  the  central  lobe  of 
the  face,  continued  backward  as  two  lines,  joining  a  sj)ot  at  the  base, 
and  also  appearing  as  a  spot  on  the  sides  next  the  eyes.  Antennce. 
testaceous,  brownish  at  the  extremity,  or  brown  with  the  apex  of 
the  joints  ochreous.  ^yes  brown.  Ocelli  yellow.  Rostrum  piceous  ; 
the  junction  of  the  joints  ochreous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  strong,  confluent,  black  punctures, 
among  which  the  ground  colour  appears  in  smooth,  raised,  tortuous 
lines  ;  lateral  margins  clear,  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge  ;  poste- 
rior margin  clear  ;  the  callus  at  the  hinder  angles  pale,  with  fine, 
brown  punctures.  Sciitellicm  black,  with  large,  distant  punctures ; 
the  V-form  marked  testaceous,  unpunctured,  except  at  the  apex. 
Elytra  ;  Clavus  witli  large,  black  punctures,  next  the  claval  suture 
distant,  and  in  2  rows  ;  the  others  more  irregular,  but  forming  a 
line  next  the  inner  margin,  which  is  broadly  ochreous  at  the  base  j 
Corium ;  anterior  margin  and  nerves  broad,  clear,  unpunctured  ;  the 
rest  of  the  disk  with  close,  black  punctures,  finer  than  those  on  the 
clavus ;  anterior  margin  with  a  brown  line  on  the  edge ;  apex 
piceous  J  Mewihrane  whitish,  transparent.  Sternum  black,  with 
irregular  punctures  ;  margins  of  the  segments  and  a  large  spot  at 
the  base  of  each  coxa)  outwardly,  ochreous.  Legs  ;  thighs  piceous, 
the  base  and  apex  ochreous  ;  tihicd  pale  orange,  with  fine,  short 
hairs  ;  tarsi  pale  orange,  last  joint  and  claws  piceous. 

Abdomen  beneath  yellow-brown  ;  base  and  each  side  of  the  middle, 


232  LYG^INA. 

piceous  ;  post^ior  margin  of  eacli  segment  ochreous ;  Connexivum, 
a  brown  spot  on  each  segment. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Rare.  Some  old  examples  in  the  late  Mr.  Curtis' s  collection  had 
a  ticket  attached,  stating  that  the  species  had  been  taken  in  profu- 
sion at  Stockton,  in  November,  in  the  seed  spikes  of  Typha  latifolia, 
by  the  Eev.  G.  T.  Eudd. 


Genus  2. — Ischnorhynchus,  Fieb. 

Short,  oval,  convex,  slightly  shining. 

Head  broad,  5-sided :  Face  triangular ;  central  lobe  longest, 
apex  obtuse ;  side  lobes  broad  at  the  base,  narrow  and  pointed  in 
front.  Antennce  inserted  on  a  tubercle  in  front  of  and  below  the 
eyes  ;  1st  joint  stout,  reaching  a  little  beyond  the  end  of  the  face; 
2nd  and  3rd  thinner,  2nd  rather  longer  than  the  3rd  ;  4th  fusiform, 
as  long  as  the  2nd.  Fijes  large,  semiglobose,  prominent.  Ocelli 
distant.  Mostrx  m  reaching  beyond  the  metasternum  ;  1st  3  joints  in 
length  subequal,  the  1st  in  a  channel,  of  which  the  sides  in  front  are 
considerably  raised. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapezoidal ;  anterior  margin  nearly  straight ; 
sides  a  little  constricted  in  front ;  hinder  angles  j)rominent ;  poste- 
rior margin  rounded,  with  a  deflection  on  it  within  the  hinder 
angles,  but  not  extending  to  the  centre ;  disk  convex,  in  front  with 
a  broad,  transverse  band-like  depression,  but  raised  within  the 
anterior  margin.  Scutellum  broad,  triangular  ;  base  with  a  deep 
transverse  depression,  the  rest  convex,  almost  ridged  and  keeled. 
Elytra  longer  and  broader  than  the  abdomen  ;  Corium  convex,  thin, 
almost  diaphanous  ;  anterior  side  almost  as  long  as  the  abdomen, 
considerably  rounded,  the  margin  recurved  ;  posterior  margin  a  little 
concave ;  the  nerves  on  the  disk  very  fine  ;  Membrane  broad,  lustrous, 
transparent ;  the  two  outer  nerves  only  arise  at  the  base,  curve  and 
proceed  to  the  posterior  margin  ;  the  other  3  arise  at  a  point  just 
within  the  apex  of  the  corium,  and  curving  suddenly  outside  one 
another,  proceed  to  the  margin.  Sternum  flat  in  the  centre,  the 
posterior  margin  of  each  segment  raised  and  covering  the  basal  i  of 
each  coxa  ;  on  each  side,  between  the  2nd  and  3rd  coxa>,  attached 
to  the  anterior  margin  of  the  metasternum  is  a  longish,  distinct, 


CYMID^.  233 

somewhat  mussel-shaped  process,  standing  out  sideways,  having  to- 
wards its  outer  end  a  strong  depression  or  slit, — the  orifice  of  the 
odoriferous  organ.  Legs  strong;  thighs  thick  beyond  the  middle, 
smaller  at  the  base  and  end;  tarsi ;  1st  and  3rd  joints  long;  in 
length  subequal,  the  3rd  stoutest. 

Ahdovien  above  flat,  beneath  convex  ;  Connexivum  deep,  greatly 
reflexed.  Underside,  in  the  ?  the  centre  of  the  2nd  segment  is 
swollen,  and  posteriorly  gives  out  a  keel  which  extends  across  the 
3rd.  Genital  segments  after  the  same  type  as  Cgmus,  except  that 
the  3rd  is  convex,  and  rounded  at  the  end. 


Species  1. — Ischnorhynchus  Reseda. 

Lyg.eus  Reseda,  Panz.  F.  G.  40,  20. 

—  DiDYMtis,  Zelt.  Act.  Holm.  71  (1819)  ;  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  50,  4 

(1829). 
Heterogasteu  ResedjE,  ScMll.  Beitr.  80,  t.  8,  fig.  5  (1829);  Burnt. 
Handb.  ii,  292, 1  (1835);  H.Schf.  Norn.  Eut. 
i,  46  (IS35). 
Cymus  Eesed.e,  Kolen.  Mel.  Eat.  ii,  92,  64  (1845) ;  Sahib.  Geoc.  Ten. 
71,  1  (1848). 

—  (Lyctus)  EESED.E,  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  296,  4  (1860). 
IsciiNOKHYNCHUS  DiDYMUS,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  199,  1  (1861). 

—  Reseda,  Stal,  Vet.  Akad.  Forhand.  213,  1  (1862). 

Sead  reddish,  base  narrowly  black  ;  often  with  2  black,  pointed 
dashes  enclosing  the  red  ocelli.  Antennce ;  1st  joint  black;  2nd 
ochreous-brown,  base  and  apex  black  ;  3rd  ochreous-brown,  base 
black ;  4th  black,  apex  piceous.  Eyes  pitchy  black.  JRostrum 
piceous,  base  ochreous  beneath, 

Tliorax. — Fronotum  strongly  punctured,  ochreous-red,  the  front 
oft^n  piceous ;  the  anterior  depressed  portion  posteriorly  with  a 
transverse,  smooth,  sometimes  sinuate  black  line  interrupted  in  the 
middle  ;  centre  of  the  disk  with  a  pale,  longitudinal  line  ;  posterior 
margin  sometimes  black.  Scutellum  lightly  punctured,  reddish,  base 
pale  and  more  strongly  black-punctured.  Elytra  ;  Clavus  ochreous, 
with  2  rows  of  strong  punctures,  anterior  margin  reddish,  apex  piceous; 
Corium  ochreous,  very  finely  punctured  ;  anterior  margin  with  a 
fine  brown  line  along  the  edge  ;  inner  margin  red  ;  posterior  margin 
reddish,  externally  with  a  fine  brown  line  more  or  less  distinct ;  a 


234  LYG^TNA. 

whitish  spot  near  the  base,  a  large  spot  at  tlie  end  of  the  1st  uerve, 
and  the  apex  piceous  ;  on  tlie  disk,  below  the  middle,  two  piceous 
spots  each  one  on  a  nerve  ;  tlie  outer  nerve  usually  brownish  as  far 
as  the  spot ;  Membrane  spotless.  Sternum  on  the  centre  black,  on 
the  sides  whitish,  with  strong  distant  black  punctures  ;  on  the  Metas- 
ternum  a  distinct,  large,  oval,  black  spot ;  posterior  half  of  the  seg- 
ment clear,  creamy  white  ;  the  process  at  tlie  base  of  the  coxa;  cream 
coloured,  with  the  depression  thereon  dusky.  Legs ;  thighs  red  ; 
tibice  reddish;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  reddish,  apex  piceous;  2nd  and  3rd 
black. 

Abdome7i  above  ;  shining,  basal  half  black,  the  junction  of  the  seg- 
ments and  tlie  posterior  segments  entirely,  red ;  Connexivum  red, 
with  a  broad,  interrupted  piceous  band  on  the  upper  half.  Under- 
side very  finely  and  closely  haired,  black  ;  posterior  segments  more 
or  less  brown. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Not  uncommon  among  heath,  nearly  throughout  the  year. 


Gnms  3. — Cymus,  Ilahi. 

Elongate,  narrow,  sub-elliptic. 

Head  short ;  Crown  rather  convex,  quadrangular ;  sides  a  little 
widened  in  front,  and  ending  in  a  short  process,  within  which  the  an- 
tennae are  deeply  set ;  Face  short,  curved  in  a  line  with  the  crown  ; 
central  lobe  wide,  obtuse  ;  side  lobes  narrow  and  short.  Antennce 
as  long  as  the  head  and  pronotum  ;  1st  joint  thick,  reaching  as  far 
the  end  of  the  face,  not  \  so  long  as  the  2nd ;  2nd  and  3rd  thin ; 
4th  shorter  than  the  3rd,  fusiform.  Eyes  small,  semi-globose,  pro- 
minent. Ocelli  rather  nearer  to  the  eyes  than  to  each  other. 
Rostrum  reaching  across  the  mesosternum  ;  basal  joint  as  long  as  the 
head,  and  not  in  a  channel. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  long  trapeziform ;  anterior  margin  straight, 
a  little  raised  ;  hinder  angles  rounded,  but  prominent ;  disk  slightly 
depressed  transversely  just  behind  the  anterior  margin  ;  in  the  centre 
of  the  first  half  a  short,  slight  keel ;  posteriorly  deflected  to  the  pos- 
terior margin.  Scutellum  small,  triangular,  base  depressed,  centre 
raised,  carinate.  Mlytra  wider  and  longer  than  the  abdomen  ;  Corium 
with  the  nerves  very  fine ;  Membrane  wide,  with  5  nerves,  of 
which  only  the  two  inner  ones   {i.e.  the  4th  and  5th)  arise  at  the 


CY.MID.E.  235 

base ;  their  course  is  tit  first  straight  and  parallel ;  they  then  turn 
suddeuly  outwards  for  a  short  distance,  and  again  resume  their  course 
to  the  posterior  margin  ;  at  tlie  angle  thus  formed  in  the  centre  of 
the  membrane,  the  otlier  3  nerves  arise  from  a  common  point 
and  radiate  outwards.  Sternum ;  Mesosternum  with  a  rounded 
rostral  channel,  which  is  also  continued,  but  more  narrowly,  across 
the  metastenium.  Legs  short  ;  thighs  a  little  thicker  in  the  middle ; 
tarsi  ;  last  joint  thickest,  as  long  as  the  1st. 

Abdomen  beyond  the  5th  segment  gradually  narrower  ;  in  the  ^ 
the  posterior  margin  of  all  the  segments  is  straight ;  in  the  ?  ,  the 
4th  is  from  the  connexivum  inwards  gradually  shorter,  so  that  in  the 
centre  it  is  just  visible ;  the  5th  is  similarly  shortened,  and  in  the 
centre  passes  under  the  4th  segment ;  the  6th  segment  long,  sloping 
flatly  outwards  from  a  ridge  in  the  centre;  the  anterior  and  posterior 
margins  parallel.  Connexivum  broad.  Genital  segments ;  in  the 
(J ,  beneath,  2  are  visible,  of  which  the  1st  is  only  perceptible  in  the 
centre ;  the  2nd  much  narrower  than  the  last  abdominal  segment, 
but  globose  and  prominent,  forming  a  rounded  end  to  the  abdomen  ; 
in  the  ?  ,  above,  2  are  visible ;  beneath  3,  deflected  to  the  apex  with  a 
ridge  down  the  centre ;  the  1st  placed  in  the  centre  of  the  angle  of 
the  last  abdominal  segment,  is  posteriorly  angulated,  and  reaches 
over  on  the  large  convex  3rd  segment  which  has  a  slight  fissure  in 
the  centre,  is  posteriorly  constricted  at  the  sides  and  ends  in  an  ob- 
tuse point ;  the  2nd  appears  at  the  anterior  margin  of  the  3rd  as  a 
narrow,  long,  angulated  plate,  of  which  the  apex  goes  under  the  1st. 

Species  1.- — Cymus  clayiculus. 

Lyg^us  claviculus,  Fall.  Moii.  Cim.  64,   4  (1S07)  ;    Germ.   F.  Jus. 
Europ.  X,  t.  12  (1813). 

—  Cauicis,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  51,  5  (1829) ;  Zett.  lus.  Lap.  2C4, 

14  (1840). 
llETEiicGASTEii  CLAVICULUS,  SchUl.   Bcitr.   I,   90,   t.  8,  fig.  G  (1829) . 

Meyer,  Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  ii,  89  (1841). 
CiJius  —  Hahn,  YVanz,  i,   77,  t.  12,  fig.  44  (1831) ; 

Burm.  Haudb.  ii,  292,  3  (1835)  ;    Am.  et 

Serv.  Hem.  259,    1  (1843) ;   Rolen.  Mel. 

Ent.  ii,  91,  63  (1845) ;   Sahib.  Geoc.  Fen. 

72,  2  (1848)  ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hera.  204,  3 

(1861)  ;   Stal.  Vet.  Akad.  Fork.  223,   2 

(1862). 

—  (CvMUs)  CLAVICULUS,  Flor,  Rljju.  Liv.  i,  300,  6  (1860). 


236  LTGiEINA. 

Sead  reddish-ocbreous,  sometimes  darker  iu  front,  strongly  punc- 
tured. Antennce  reddish  or  brownish-yellow,  2nd  joint  nearly  \ 
shorter  than  the  3rd,  the  extreme  end  of  the  3rd  pitchy-black ; 
4th  black,  with  the  base  yellowish.  Eyes  black-brown.  Ocelli  con- 
colorous  with  the  head.  Rostrum ;  1st  two  joints  yellowish 
beneath,  their  upper  side  and  the  other  joints  entirely  piceoiis  or 
black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  convex,  slightly  shining,  strongly  and  thickly 
punctured  ;  anterior  margin  deep  brown  or  black,  the  disk  behind  it, 
and  also  within  the  hinder  angles,  reddish,  the  remainder  ochreous, 
sometimes  with  a  greenish  tinge  ;  central  keel  whitish.  Scutellum  red- 
dish ochreous,  basal  angles  (and  sometimes  the  entire  base)  pale,  centre 
whitish.  Elytra  ;  Clavus  and  Corium  shining,  punctured  finer  than 
the  pronotum  ;  Clavus  reddish-ochreous,  inner  margin  pale  ;  Corium 
ochreous ;  anterior  margin  reflexed ;  posterior  margin  straight, 
thick,  red-brown,  the  colour  narrower  in  the  centre  ;  the  end  of  the 
inner  nerve  also  red-brown;  ATemhr  a  nelustroxis.  Sternum -piceous  or 
black,  with  whitish  shades.  Leys  ochreous  or  yellow ;  thiyhs  some- 
times with  a  brown  shade  ;  tarsi  ochreous  ;    claivs  black. 

Abdomen  above,  ochreous  tinged  with  vermilion,  base  black,  centre 
dusky ;  Co7inexivum  ochreous,  base  and  junction  of  the  segments 
vermilion.  Underside  ochreous  or  with  the  basal  segments  piceous, 
very  finely  crenate. 

Length,  If  line. 

Not  rare  in  sandy  and  dry  places,  in  tufts  of  grass  and  other 
herbage.  Deal,  in  August ;  Dartford  and  Lewisham,  in  September ; 
Mickleham,  in  October  ;  Tintern  (Wollaston). 

Species  2. — Cymus  glandicolor. 

Cymtjs  glandicolor,  jy^'/iw.  "Waiiz.  i, '79,  t.  12,  fig.  45  (1S31) ;  Fieb. 

Europ.  Hem.  203,  1  (ISGl) ;   Stal.  Vet.  Akad. 

Torh.  223,  1  (1862). 
Heteuogaster    —      Meyer,  Stett.  Eat.  Zeit.  ii,  S9  (1841). 
Cymus  (Cymus)   —      Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  299,  5  (1860). 

Head  strongly  punctured  ;  above  reddish-ochreous,  sides  reddish- 
brown  ;  beneath  black.  Antennce;  1st  joint  scarcely  reaching  to  tlie 
end  of  the  face,  usually  piceous  ;  2nd  and  Brd  in  length  subequal, 
reddish-ochreous  ;  4th  black,  the  base  reddish-ochreous.  Eyes  black- 
brown.  Ocelli  concolorous  with  the  head.  Rostrum  ochreous 
beneath  ;  above,  and  at  the  end  piceous. 


ZOSMERID^  237 

Thorax. — Pronotum  slightly  convex,  and  shining,  more  strongly 
punctured  than  the  head  ;  anterior  margin  broadly  pitchy-black ; 
disk,  1st  third  reddii^h-ochreous,  in  the  middle  of  which  colour  is 
usually  a  transverse,  picgous  band  ;  sides  ochreous,  the  rest  with  a 
greenish  tinge  in  which  the  punctures  appear  black.  Scutellum  red- 
dish ochreous,  lateral  margins  black,  centre  whitish.  Elytra; 
Clavus  and  Corium  slightly  shining,  more  deeply  and  widely  punc- 
tured than  the  pronotum  ;  the  apex  of  the  Clavus  piceous  ;  Cormm 
ochreous,  internally  flat,  externally  convex  ;  anterior  margin  reflexed ; 
posterior  margin  slightly  sinuate,  narrowly  brown  ;  on  the  disk,  on 
the  inner  nerve,  a  piceous  dash  extends  upwards  and  inwards, 
broadest  and  darkest  on  the  posterior  margin,  disappearing  at  about 
^  the  length  of  the  nerve  ;  Membrane  lustrous  ;  in  the  centre  of  the 
base  a  large  piceous  spot  (in  continuation  of  the  dash  on  the  corium)  ; 
the  space  between  the  2nd  and  3rd,  and  3rd  and  4th  nerves  light  fus- 
cous. Sternum\\^\t\j  punctured,  black  ;  the  sides  more  or  less  reddish- 
ochreous.  Legs  ochreous  or  yellowish  ;  tliicjlis  (except  the  tips) 
with  a  brown  tinge ;  tarsi  ochreous,  the  last  \  of  the  3rd  joint,  and 
the  claws  black. 

Abdomen  above  brown,  centre  and  sides  black  ;  Connexivum  brown. 
Underside,  base  black,  towards  the  apex  piceous  or  ochreDus. 

Length,  \\ — 2  lines. 

Not  rare  where  it  occurs.  Lee,  in  October ;  in  tufts  of  Car  ex 
growing  in  an  old  clay-pit. 


Family  5.-Z0SMERID^. 

Genus  1. — Zosmerus,  Laj}. 


Oval. 


Head  short,  broad,  deflected  ;  Crown  short ;  sides  produced  round 
the  base  of  the  eyes,  and  projecting  before  them  in  an  angulated 
spinose  point,  between  which  and  the  face  the  antennse  are  inserted 
on  a  short  tubercle  ;  Face  long  ;  central  lobe  broad,  prominent ; 
side  lobes  much  longer  than  the  central  lobe,  curved  inwards  at  the 
ends.  Antennce  short;  1st  joint  very  thick,  subpyriform,  with  a 
short  petiole ;  2nd  not  so  long  as  the  1st,  much  thinner,  clavate  ; 
3rd  longer  than  the  1st  and  2nd  together,  filiform  ;  4th  stout,  longer 
that  the   1st,   fusiform.      Eyes   subpedunculate,   very   prominent. 


238  LYG^IN-V. 

Ocelli  small,  distant ;  inserted  close  to  the  anterior  margin  of  the 
pronotum.  Rostrum  reacMng  to  the  1st  pair  of  coxfe,  lying  in  a 
channel ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  in  length  suhequal,  3rd  ^  the  length  of 
the  2nd  ;  4th  3  times  longer  than  the  3rd.  ^ 

Thorax — Pronotum  deflected ;  broad,  subquadrate  or  trapezoidal, 
convex,  in  front  raised  and  compressed  round  the  base  of  the  head, 
the  part  so  raised  posteriorly  distinctly  defined  by  a  transverse 
depression,  with  2  or  3  longitudinal  keels  on  the  top,  and  at 
its  sides  a  slight  callosity ;  sides  gradually,  from  the  hinder  to  the 
anterior  angles  depressed,  flattened,  foliaceous,  and  finely  reticulated ; 
anterior  angles  rounded  ;  hinder  angles  callous  ;  posterior  margin 
slightly  rounded.  Scutellum  small,  triangular.  Elytra  as  long  as 
the  abdomen ;  Glavus  and  Corium  closely  punctured,  subreticulate  ; 
Clavus  broad,  trapezoidal,  deflected  to  the  corium  ;  Corium  ;  apex 
prolonged  round  the  anterior  margin  of  the  membrane  ;  nerves  strong, 
2  in  the  middle  arising  together  at  the  base  and  then  diverging ; 
Membrane  vf'iVa  4i  nerves,  the  1st  curved  the  others  straight;  base 
with  a  broad,  well  defined,  coi'iaceous,  reticulated  portion.  Sternum : 
Mesosternum  with  a  rostral  channel ;  Metasternum  with  a  grooved 
plate  between  the  2nd  and  3rd  pairs  of  coxae.  Legs  rather  short, 
finely  grailulated ;  tarsi  stout,  3-jointed ;  1st  joint  very  small, 
hidden  ;  3rd  longest,  clavate  (the  smallness  of  the  1st  joint  makes 
the  tarsi  appear  only  2-jointed)  ;  claws  short,  curved. 


Species  1. — ZosMERus  quadratus.     ^.       ^  ••■^ 

ZosMENUS  QUADRATUS,  Fieh.  Eat.  Moil.  3],^4,  t.  2,  figs.  7,  9,  11  (ISll); 
Europ.  Hem.  116,  1  (1861). 

Pale  gray,  with  dark  gray  or  blackish  spots,  but  sometimes  pale 
greenish-white,  pale  gray  or  pale  red,  and  spotless.  Pronotum 
subquadrangular,  sides  straight ;  anterior  part  of  the  disk  with 
3  keels. 

Head :  Crown  usually  with  a  black  spot  on  each  side  of  the  base  ; 
Face,  central  lobe  long,  the  margins  with  a  black  line ;  side  lobes 
with  the  ends  obtusely  pointed,  generally  black,  curved,  and  meeting  . 
at  a  short  distance  before  the  end  of  the  central  lobe.  Antennce 
brownish-yellow  ;  1st  joint  svibconic,  or  pyriform  ;  4th  brown  on  the 
apical  \.     Eyes  red  or  brown. 


ZOSMERID.E.  239 

Thorax. — Pronohim  much  deflected,  subquadratc,  the  sides  straight 
(the  margins  not  sinuate)  ;  from  the  hinder  angles  forward  gradually 
flatter,  wider  and  foliaceous,  with  2  or  3  rows  of  reticulated 
punctures,  the  margins  narrowly  reflexed ;  anterior  angles  very 
broadly  rounded ;  posterior  angles  rounded ;  disk  with  strong, 
contiguous  punctures  ;  anterior  raised  portion  at  its  base  black,  its 
surface  with  3  parallel,  longitudinal  keels  arising  at  the  anterior 
margin,  and  reaching  to  the  highest  part  of  the  posterior  convexity ; 
the  latter  more  or  less  spotted  or  sufi'used  with  black ;  sometimes 
also  the  foliaceous  sides  have  2  or  3  black  spots.  Scutellmn  black, 
apex  nodular,  yellow.  Elytra;  Clavus  and  Corium  finely  punctate- 
reticulate,  with  indistinct,  gray  or  blackish  spots,  sometimes  dis- 
tinctly defined ;  Clavus  ;  apex  brown  or  black  ;  Corium  ;  anterior 
margin  narrowly  reflexed,  with  4  or  5  distinct  blackish  spots  ;  nerves 
darker  than  the  disk :  Membrane ;  the  coriaceous  basal  portion 
coloured  like  the  corium,  the  remainder  colourless,  shining ;  nerves 
dusky  at  the  base.     Legs  concolorous  with  the  antennae. 

Ahdo77ien  above  black ;  Connexivum  dusky,  lighter  at  the  junction 
of  the  segments.     Underside  pale. 

Length,  1\ — If  line. 

Found  on  the  ground,  under  debris  and  at  the  roots  of  grass, 
in  sandy  places.  Southampton  AVater,  September ;  Hove,  near 
Brighton,  October. 


Species  2. — Zosmerus  Laportei. 

ZosMENUs  Laportei,  Fieb.  Eut.  Mon.  33,  3,  t.  2,  fig.  17  (1S44) ;  //.  &chf. 
Wanz.  ix,  193  (1850);  Flor,  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  333, 
1  (1S60);  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  117,  4  (1S61). 

Dusky  ochreous  or  yellowish-gray  ;  unicolorous,  or  with  indistinct 
dusky  spots.  Fronotum  subtrapezoidal,  not  much  narrowed  in 
front,  side  margins  deeply  concave,  anterior  part  of  the  disk 
with  2  short  keels,  not  reaching  the  anterior  margin. 

Head;  rarely  entirely  brown,  usually  the  crou-n  at  the  base 
narrowly  black,  or  piceous ;  front  and  frontal  spines  ochreous,  the 
latter  with  a  black  line  on  the  inner  margin  ;  Face  ;  central  lobe 
usually  clear  ochreous,  sometimes  dusky,  with  a  black  line  on  its 
sides ;  side  lobes  ochreous,  their  ends  curved  and  meeting,  in  the   ? 


240  LYG.EINA. 

close  to  end  of  the  central  lobe,  in  tlie  (^  at  a  short  distance  before  it. 
Antennce  yellowish-brown,  end  of  the  last  joint  mostly  brown.  Eyes 
black  or  piceous.     Bostriun  yellow-brown,  end  piceous. 

Thorax.  — Pronotum  subtrapezoidal ;  the  foliaceous  sides  beginning 
very  narrow  before  the  liinder  angles,  moderately  and  gradually 
widened  to  the  front,  their  margin  deeply  concave,  as  if  cut  out  in 
the  middle,  narrowly  refiexed  ;  anterior  angles  broadly  rounded  ; 
disk  dusky  ochreous,  usually  with  3  broad,  longitudinal,  brown 
stripes  ;  the  anterior  raised  portion  pale-ochreous,  its  base  with  a 
blackish,  foveate  spot  on  each  side,  its  surface  with  2  short  keels 
arising  within  the  anterior  margin,  and  ceasing  before  the  highest 
part  of  the  posterior  convexity ;  the  punctures  anteriorly  small  and 
confluent,  posteriorly  larger  and  distinct.  Scutellum  black,  apex 
raised,  obtuse.  Elytra ;  Glavus  and  Gorium  mostly  ochreous-gray, 
finely  reticulate-punctate  ;  Glavus  with  a  brown  spot  in  the  middle, 
apex  piceous  ;  Corium  with  a  large,  clear,  whitish  space  at  the  base, 
between  the  nerves  dusky  gray  spots  more  or  less  distinct;  Mem- 
hrane ;  the  basal  reticulated  portion  coloured  like  the  corium,  the 
remainder  white  ;  nerves  yellow-brown,  with  a  black  spot  on  the 
base.     Legs  concolorous  witli  the  antennae  ;  Glaivs  black. 

Length,  1 — 1^  line. 

Found  on  the  ground,  among  thistles,  &c. ;  Bickley,  May  ;  Bright- 
hampton,  April  {Stone). 

Species'^. — ^Zosmerus  capitatus.  _     \  r^jJjL 

AcANTHiA  CAPiTATA,  ^Wolff.  Ic.  Cim.  131,  ifJ/ilCfig^lSS  (18o4. 
TiNGis  —  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  40,  32  (1807);  Hem.  Suec.  150, 

14  (1829);  H.Schf.  Norn.  Eut.  i,  59  (1835); 
Zeit.  Ins.  Lap.  269,  6  (1840). 
—       PEDicuLARis,  B.  Schf.  Norn.  Ent.  i,  59  (1835);   Pam.  E.  G. 
100,  19. 
ZosMERUs  CAPITATUS,  Burm.  Haiidb.  ii,  2G2,  1  (1835). 
TiNGis  coLLARis,  Zett.  Ins.  Lap.  269,  7  (1840). 
PiESMA  CAPITATA,  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  301,  1  (1843). 
ZosMENUs  CAPITATUS,  Fieb.  Ent.  Mon.  34,  4,  t.  2,  fig.  18  (1844) ;  Sahib. 
Geoc.  Eeu.  128,  1  (1848) ;   //.  Schf.  Wanz.  ix, 
193,  t.  318,  fig.  983  (1850)  ;  Flor.  Khyu.  Liv.  i, 
315,  2  (1860) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  117,  5  (1861). 
—         ANTicus,  Fieb.  Eut.  Mon.  34,  5,  t.  2,  fig.  19  (1844) ;  Sahib. 
Geoc.  Fen.  128,  2  (1848) ;  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  vi,  6, 
205  (1857) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  117,  6  (1861). 


ZOSMERIDJE.  241 

Ochreous-gray,  with  dusky  spots.  PronoUtm  trapezoidal ;  side 
margins  slightly  concave,  anterior  part  of  the  disk  with  2  short 
keels,  not  reaching  the  anterior  margin. 

Head  ochreous,  very  finely  punctured  ;  Grown  narrowly  black  at 
the  base ;  Face ;  central  lobe  with  a  black  line  on  each  side  ;  side 
lobes  longest  in  the  ^,  their  ends  sometimes  dusky,  meeting. 
Aniemice  yellowish-brown.  Fi/eshlack  or  piceous.  Rostrum  yellow 
brown,  end  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapezoidal ;  the  foliaceous  sides  beginning 
very  narrow  before  the  hinder  angles,  moderately  and  gradually 
widened  to  the  front,  their  margins  slightly  concave,  narrowly 
reflexed ;  anterior  angles  broadly  rounded  ;  disk  ochreous,  with  3  or 
5  longitudinal  brown  stripes,  or  unicolorous  light  brown,  except  on 
the  anterior  raised  part,  which  is  always  pale,  and  has  on  its  surface 
2  very  short  keels  arising  within  the  anterior  margin ;  the  trans- 
verse depression  at  its  base  deep,  depressed  outside  the  keels  into  a 
fovea,  which  is  black  ;  the  punctures  anteriorly  small  and  confluent, 
posteriorly  larger  and  distinct.  Scutellum  black,  apex  raised,  obtuse. 
Elytra ;  Clavus  and  Corium  ochreous-gray,  very  finely  reticulate- 
punctate  ;  Clavus  black  at  the  apex  ;  Corium  clouded,  or  indistinctly 
spotted  with  fuscous,  usually  pale  at  the  base ;  Membrane ;  the 
basal  reticulated  portion  coloured  like  the  corium,  the  remainder 
whitish ;  nerves  yellow-brown,  with  a  black  spot  on  the  base. 
(Sometimes  the  Membrane  is  not  developed  beyond  the  basal  reticu- 
lated pprtion,  and  the  wings  are  wanting. — Z.  anticus.')  Sternum; 
sides  whitish,  deeply  punctured ;  mesosternal  channel  ochreous ; 
metasternal  plate  white.  Legs  concolorous  with  the  antennae ; 
Claios  black. 

Abdomen  beneath,  ochreous-brown,  spotted  or  clouded  with 
fuscous  or  black. 

Length,  li-  line. 

Extremely  like  Z.  Laportei,  the  greatest  point  of  distinction  being 
the  form  of  the  pronotum. 

On  banks,  and  dry  places  under  plants ;  Lee,  April ;  Bickley, 
May  ;  Foots  Cray,  June. 


li\ 


242  TINGIDINA. 

Section  Q>.— TINGIDINA.^' 
Family  1 .— AGRAMMID^.   - 

Germs  1. — Agramma,  Westtv. 

(Introd.  Mod.  Class.) 

LoDg-oval,  convex,  without  reticulated  margins  to  the  2'>''^onohim  and 
elytra. 

Head  large,  convex  ;  sides  from  tlie  eyes  forward  raised  in  a  ridge, 
which  projects  in  front  as  a  subacute  antenniferous  process  ;  Face 
short,  vertical,  central  lobe  prominent,  with  a  deep  groove  on  each 
side.  Antennce  stout,  inserted  in  front  of  the  head ;  1st  joint  short, 
thickest ;  2nd  thick,  about  ^  the  length  of  the  1st ;  3rd  thinnest,  the 
base  a  little  thicker  than  the  apex,  longer  than  the  1st  and  2nd 
together;  4th  subfusiform,  not  |-  the  length  of  the  3rd.  Eyes  large, 
somewhat  flattened,  projecting  wider  than  the  front  of  the  pronotum. 
Mostrmn  thin,  4  jointed,  the  joints  subequal,  lying  in  a  deep  channel 
and  reaching  a  little  beyond  the  1st  pair  of  coxae. 

Thorax. — Tronotnm  subrhomboidal,  anterior  margin  constricted, 
concave,  keeled ;  disk  highest  before  the  hinder  angles,  deflected  in 
front  and  posteriorly,  the  scutellar  process  transversely  depressed  at 
the  base.  Elytra  longer  and  wider  than  the  abdomen,  with  one  fine 
straight  nerve  towards  the  sides,  the  inner  margin  of  one  elytron 
lapping  over  the  other ;  anterior  margin  very  narrow.  Sternum 
depressed,  the  middle  with  a  wide,  shallow  channel.  Legs  short, 
strong  ;  tliif/lis  thickened  beyond  the  base ;  tarsi  very  short,  1st  joint 
thin,  2nd  wide. 

Species  1. — Agramma  l^eta.    ^^__     ^   {\Q 

TiNGis  L/-ETA,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  151,  15  (1829);  G^nn.Y.  Ins.  Eiirop. 

10,  t.  14. 
PiESMA  TRicoLOK,  Lap.  Ess.  48  (1832). 

—     L^TUM,  Bm-ni.  Handb.  257,  1  (1835), 
SEBENTniA  L^TA,  //.  Sc///.  VYaiiz.  iv,  49,  388  (1839)  ;  Jm.  d  Sen.  Hem. 
300,  1  (1843). 

*  Page  23. 


TINGTDTD-E.  243 

Agramma  l.eta,  Fieb.  Ent.  Mon.  37,  1,  t.  2,  figs.  22—28  (1844) ;  Europ. 
Hem.  119,  4  (18R1). 
—        LJ5TUM,  Flor,  Uhyn.  Liv.  i,  324,  1  (1860). 

Black,  the  anterior  margin  and  scutellar  process  of  the  pronotwn, 
and  the  elytra  wholly  pale  ochreous  ;  legs  yellow-brown. 

Sead  finely  punctured.  AntenrKe  finely  granulated,  the  upper 
part  of  the  3rd  and  base  of  the  4th  joints  generally  red.  Rostrum 
piceous  ;  the  edges  of  the  rostral  channel  ochreous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  strongl}'",  distinctly  punctured  ;  a  fine  raised 
line  down  the  middle ;  anterior  margin  and  scutellar  process  pale 
ochreous.  Elytra  oval,  convex,  pale  ochreous,  with  fine,  distinct, 
granulated  punctures  ;  anterior  margin  delicately  reflexed.  Sfernv/ni 
strongly  punctured,  anterior  margin  of  prosternum  and  the  edges  of 
the  central  channel  narrowly  ochreous.  Legs  yellow-brown ;  end  of 
the  last  joint  of  the  tarsi  brown. 

Abdomen  beneath,  delicately  punctured. 

Length,  1\  line. 

Local ;  Box  Hill,  Surrey,  by  Sweeping  grass,  May ;  Deal,  July  ; 
Tunliridge  Wells,  August. 


Family  2.— TINGIDID^. 

Genus  1. — Monanthia,  Le  P.  et  Serv. 

Long-oval,  reticulated. 

Head  short,  transverse-quadrangular,  furnished  with  spines  ;  sides 
produced  in  front  to  form  short  antenniferous  processes  ;  Face 
vertical.  Underside  with  a  deep  rostral  channel  of  which  the  sides 
are  much  produced.  Antennce  short ;  1st  joint  short  and  thick  ;  2nd 
short,  subcordate ;  3rd  long,  thin  ;  4tli  thick.  Eyes  small,  more  or 
less  prominent.  Rostrum  (apparently  5  jointed)  reaching  to  the 
end  of  the  meso-  or  metasternum. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  rhomboidal,  in  front  truncate ;  anterior 
margin  raised  into  a  hood  ;  the  scutellar  process  long,  pointed,  its 
base  depressed  ;  side  margins  projecting  or  lapped  over  and  appressed 
to  the  disk,  which  is  more  or  less  convex  across  the  middle,  deflected 
before  and  behind,  and  with  3  longitudinal  keels.  Elytra  longer  and 
broader  than  the  abdomen,  the  base  broadly  rounded,  but  narrower 


244  TINGIDINA. 

than  the  pronotum  ;  anterior  margin  reflexed ;  disk  with  a  long 
central  space  enclosed  by  prominent  nerves,  forming  a  rhomboidal 
cell,  from  the  end  of  which  a  nerve  is  produced  to  the  apex ;  sides, 
outside  the  cell,  deflected  or  vertical.  Stemuni  with  a  rostral  channel 
gradually  widening  throughout,  sometimes  on  the  onetasternmn  pro- 
duced into  a  flat  plate  between  the  coxse.     Legs  short,  thin. 

Species  1. — Monanthia  Humuli. 

AcANTHiA  Humuli,  Fab.  E.  S.  4,  71,  43  (1794). 
TiNGis  —       i^«i.S.R.  126, 7(1803). 

Monanthia  convergens  {Klug),  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  261,  5  (]  835);  //.  Schf. 
Wanz.  iv,  15  &  58,  t.  114,  fig.  3G1  (1839). 

—  Humuli,  Fieb.  Ent.  Mon.  84,  28,  t.  7,  figs.  17,  18  (1844)  • 

Europ.  Hem.  125,  27  (1861). 

—  (Physatocheila)  Humuli,    Flor,   Ehyn.   Liv.   i,   335,   12 

(1860). 

Ochreous-gray,  sometimes  with  black  reticulations ;  the  over-lapped 
margins  of  the  pronotum  covering  ^th  of  the  disk ;  anterior 
margin  of  the  elytra  with  2  rows  of  cells  at  the  base  and  end, 
and  one  row  in  the  middle. 

Head  black,  deeply  punctured  ;  Croivn  in  front  with  2  very  short 
yellow  spines  ;  antenniferous  processes  very  short,  obtuse.  Antennce  ; 
1st  3  joints  reddish-yellow,  4th  subfusiform,  hairy,  black,  the  base 
yellow.  JEijes  black.  Itostrum  piceous,  the  raised  sides  of  the  rostral 
channel  pale  yellow,  reticulated. 

Thorax. — T'ronotum  ;  sides  widened  and  slightly  rounded  to  the 
hinder  angles  which  are  broadly  rounded ;  hood  small,  anterior 
margin  straight,  pale ;  the  over-lapped  side  margins  whitish-gray, 
broad,  convex,  in  front  joining  the  base  of  the  hood,  posteriorly  cut 
obliquely  inwards ;  the  reticulation  in  4  rows  of  round  meshes,  in 
each  mesh  often  a  black  spot ;  disk  deeply  depressed  at  the  base  of 
the  hood,  the  highest  part  finely  punctate-reticulate ;  scutellar 
process  with  larger  reticulations  and  close  to  the  margin  a  fine  black 
line ;  keels  yellow,  not  deep,  the  middle  one  passing  over  the  hood 
and  extending  posteriorly  to  its  apex  where  it  is  black,  on  the  de- 
pression of  the  scutellar  process  there  is  but  one  row  of  small  meshes  ; 
the  side  keels  not  so  deep  as  the  middle  one,  short,  arising  opposite 
the  middle  of  the  margin  and  ending  before  the  middle  of  the  margin 


TINGlDIDiE.  245 

of  the  scutellar  process.  Elytra  oval ;  anterior  margin  posteriorly 
very  slightly  sinuate,  reflexed  from  the  base  to  about  the  middle, 
thence  gradually  becoming  flat ;  in  the  middle  narrowed,  with 
one  row  of  meshes  ;  at  the  base  and  beyond  the  middle  with  2  rows 
of  larger  meshes  ;  disk  flat  within  the  cells,  outside  them  broad, 
deflected  to  the  anterior  margin  ;  the  outer  nerves  of  the  cells  in  the 
middle  and  at  the  apex  with  a  long,  black  streak  ;  the  inner  nerve 
in  the  middle  usually  with  a  black  or  piceous  streak ;  the  meshes 
about  the  same  size  as  on  the  scutellar  process,  posteriorly  gradually 
larger.  Sternum  deeply  punctured,  the  raised  sides  of  the  rostral 
channel  reticulated,  pale  yellow  ;  margins  of  all  the  segments  and 
the  base  of  the  coxse  pale  yellow.  Legs  reddish-yellow  ;  tarsi ;  end 
of  the  2nd  joint  and  the  claws  black. 

Ahdomen  black,  shining,  delicately  crenate. 

Length,  1^  line. 

Not  very  common.  On  Myosotis  palustris  (Burmeister).  Damp 
places  in  tufts  of  grass;  Lee,  April;  Dorset  (WoUasfou). 


Sjjecies  2. — Monanthia  simplex. 

TiNGis  SIMPLEX,  H.  Sclif.  Pauz.  F.  G.  118,  21  (1830). 
Monanthia  —   H.  Schf.  Wanz.  iv.  59,  1. 125,  fig.  F  {Pronotum),  (1839). 
—      scAPULARis,  Fieb.  Ent.  Mon.  SO,  23,  t,  6,  figs.  38—40  (18W) ; 
Europ.  Hem.  125,  24  (1861). 

Pale,  reddish-brown,  convex ;  head  with  5  short  yellow  spines  ;  the 
overlapped  side  margins  of  the  pronotum  very  convex,  ovate, 
their  edges  meeting  in  the  centre  ;  side  keels  short,  divergent ; 
the  reticulations  small,  deep,  rounded,  equal  throughout. 

Head  black  ;  Croion  with  a  pustule  ;  of  the  5  spines  1  lies  depressed 
on  the  inner  margin  of  each  eye,  1  in  front  of  and  attached  to  the 
pustule,  the  other  2  on  the  extreme  front,  contiguous  to  each  other 
and  apparently  united.  Antenniferous  processes,  short,  yellowish. 
AntenncB ;  1st  3  joints  yellowish-brown ;  4th  not  much  thickened, 
and,  except  the  base,  black.   Eyes  black.     Eostral  channel  yellowish. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  ;  anterior  margin  nearly  straight ;  hood 
small,  triangular,  with  small,  punctured  reticulation ;  the  over- 
lapped side  margins  oval,  pointed  in  front,  broadly  rounded  behind, 
forming  two  bladder-like  excrescences,  the  inner  margin  of  each  at 


246  TINGIDINA. 

the  widest  part  touchiug  the  middle  keel ;  scutellar  process  paler 
than  the  disk,  whitish  at  the  apes  ;  keels  strong,  the  middle  one  ex- 
tending over  the  hood  and  not  quite  to  the  apex  of  the  pronotum  ; 
the  side  keels  divergent,  starting  from  under  the  overlapped  margins 
near  the  middle  keel,  and  ending  on  the  middle  of  the  side  of  the 
scutellar  process.  Elytra  regularly  convex,  sides  beyond  the  cells 
narrow  ;  cells  large,  wide,  their  inner  nerve  strong,  not  angled  in  the 
middle,  the  outer  nerve  slight ;  anterior  margin  narrow,  with  1  row 
of  small  meshes.  Sternum  black.  Legs ;  thighs  brownish ;  tihicd 
and  tarsi  yellowish-brown,  end  of  the  latter  and  the  claws  black. 

Abdomen  beneath,  black. 

Length,  1^  line. 

Rare.  One  specimen  taken  in  the  Isle  of  Wight  {Power) ;  two  by 
sweeping  among  underwood  at  Bexley,  Kent,  in  May  and  June 
(Scott)  ;  and  one  in  Mr.  T.  Marshall's  collection. 

Fieber  says,  "  In  sandy  places  under  Senecio  Jaeohea." 


Species  3. — Monanmia  dumetorum. 

MONANTHIA  DUMETOKUM,  H.OScIif.  Waiiz.  iv,  57,  t.  12i,  fig.  391  (iS39) ; 

Fieb.  Ent.  Mou.  82,  25,  t.  27,  figs. 4— 6  (1844); 

Europ.  Hem.  125,  23  (1861). 
TiNGis  OxYACANTu^,  CuH.  B.  E.  xvi,  pi.  and  fig.  741  (1839). 

Cinnamon-brown,  base  of  the  elytra  and  across  the  scutellar  process 
broadly  whitish-brown ;  across  the  middle  of  the  elytra  a  broad 
chocolate-coloured  band  ;  anterior  margin  of  the  elytra  at  the 
base  with  2  rows,  at  the  apex  with  1  row  of  meshes. 

Head  black ;  Croivn  brown,  depressed  in  the  centre,  from  which 
springs  a  short  spine,  a  long  appressed  spine  on  each  side,  black  at 
the  base,  and  2  contiguous  ones  in  front  forming  apparently  but  one. 
AntenncB  thin,  finely  pubescent,  reddish-yellow ;  4th  joint  black. 
Eyes  black.  Sostrtcm  reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of  coxa?,  piceous; 
sides  of  the  rostral  channel  yellow. 

Thorax. — Pronotmn  in  front  narrow,  elongated,  sides  sinuate,  broad 
and  rounded  at  the  hinder  angles ;  hood  small,  anterior  margin  in 
the  middle  slightly  angulated  and  produced  over  the  head*,  the  over- 
lapped side  margins  convex,  at  first  narrow,  then  broader  and  of  equal 
width  throughout,  the  etid  broadly  rounded,  the  reticidation  witii  2 


TINGIDIDiE.  247 

rows  of  large  depressed  meshes  ;  disk  at  the  base  of  the  hood  de- 
pressed, black  ;  the  scutellar  process  with  a  transverse,  pale,  band-like 
shade,  widening  alittle  outwards,  extending  over  the  base  of  the  elytra  ; 
the  keels  follow  the  undulation  of  the  pronotum,  the  middle  one 
extending  over  the  hood,  its  apex  with  a  long  dark  streak  ;  on  each 
keel  at  the  highest  part  of  the  disk  a  brown  streak.  'Elytra ;  sides 
gradually,  roiuidly  widened  to  the  middle,  then  sinuate  to  the  broadly 
rounded  apex  ;  anterior  margin  narrow,  with  2  rows  of  transparent 
meshes  to  beyond  the  middle,  then  with  1  row  of  large  meshes  ;  in  the 
middle  the  meshes  are  smaller  and  opaque  ;  disk  flat  to  the  exterior 
of  the  cells,  then  vertical ;  across  the  middle  a  broad  chocolate  coloured 
band,  extending  across  the  anterior  margin  ;  cell  nerves  at  the  apex 
of  the  cell  whitish  ;  reticulation  fine,  the  meshes  larger  posteriorly. 
Sternum  finely  punctured  ;  sides  of  the  rostral  channel  pale  yellow  ; 
Prosternum  reddish-yellow,  piceous  in  the  centre,  Meso-  and  Meta- 
sternum  black ;  margin  and  base  of  all  the  coxaj  reddish-yellow. 
Legs  reddish-yellow  ;  tarsi,  except  the  base,  black. 

Abdomen  beneath,  red-brown  with  a  black  line  on  each  side,  aud 
clothed  with  extremely  short,  distant  hairs. 

Length,  1^  line. 

Varies  considerably  in  colour  from  light  cinnamon  to  chocolate- 
brown,  the  darker  specimens  being  usually  ^ ,  but  in  all  there  is  the 
still  darker  transverse  band  of  the  elytra. 

On  old  whitethorns  ;  Glanville's  Woottou,  Dorset,  May  (Dale)  ; 
Brighthampton,  Oxon,  May  (Stone)  ;  Lee,  Kent,  June ;  Southamp- 
ton Common,  September,  abundant  (Douglas). 


Species  4. — Monanihia  quadiumaculata.     ^  j-    \  r- 

AcANTHiA  4-MACULATA,  Wo(f,  Ic.  Cim.  132,  t.  13,  fig.  127,  a,  b  (ISOl). 
TiNGis  —  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  114,  1  (1S29). 

—     CORTICEA,  //.  Schf.  Paiiz.  r.  G.  118,  22. 
MoNANTHiA  4-MACULATA,   Buvm.   Haiidb.  ii,  261,  6  (1835)  ;   //.  Schf. 
Wanz.  iv,  58,  t.  125,  fig.  A  (1839) ;  Fieb. 
Ent.  Mon.  81,  24,  t.  7,  figs.  1—3  (1844) ; 
Em-op.  Hem.  124,  22  (1861). 
—  (Pjiisatocueila)  4-maculata,  Flor,  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  550,  9 

tr>  (1800). 

Cinnamon-brown,  or  lighter  or  darker,  lighter  across  the  base  of  the 
elytra,  with  a  broad  dark  chocolate-coloured  baud  beyond  ;  an- 


248  TINGIDINA. 

terior  margin  of  the  elytra,  with  2  rows  of  transparent  meshes 
at  the  base  and  beyond  the  band  ;  on  the  band  itself  4  irregular 
small,  punctate,  opaque  meshes. 

Head  black  finely  punctured ;  Croivn  with  5  yellow  spines,  one 
appressed  on  each  side  next  the  eye,  one  in  the  middle  projecting, 
and  before  it  2  conjoined  so  as  to  appear  but  1.  Anteuniferous  pro- 
cesses very  small,  reddish-yellow.  Aiitennce ;  1st  3  joints  reddish- 
yellow  or  brown ;  4th  oval,  hairy,  black.  Eyes  black.  Bostrum 
light  brown ;  the  sides  of  the  channel  yellow-brown. 

Thorax. — Pro7iotum ;  hood  small,  pale,  slightly  overhanging  the 
head ;  the  overlapped  side  margins  equally  broad  throughout,  con- 
vex, each  with  4  rows  of  deep  honeycomb  meshes ;  disk  on  the 
highest  part  finely,  posteriorly  largely,  reticulated ;  keels  not  deep, 
the  middle  one  extends  over  the  hood,  the  side  ones  start  from  its 
base,  all  at  the  middle  and  end  with  a  black  streak.  Elytra;  long- 
oval,  very  broad  in  the  middle,  the  sides  sinuate  posteriorly  ;  anterior 
margin  very  much  rounded,  somewhat  broad,  reflexed  to  the  middle, 
in  the  middle  brown,  opaque,  with  4  rows  of  indistinct,  small  meshes  ; 
at  the  base  and  posteriorly  2  rows  of  large  transparent  meshes  with 
dark  nerves ;  the  margin  at  the  apex  brown  ;  disk ;  base  pale,  the 
middle  with  a  broad,  chocolate-coloured,  transverse  band,  which  ex- 
tends across  the  anterior  margin ;  the  cells  flat ;  outside  them 
suddenly  deflected ;  cell-nerves  at  the  base  and  apex  whitish ;  the 
reticulation  as  far  as  the  posterior  end  of  the  cells  small,  posteriorly 
gradually  larger.  Sternum  light  brown,  sometimes  with  a  black 
shade,  finely  punctured,  the  margins  of  the  segments  pale.  Leys 
long,  slender,  reddish-brown  ;  tarsi,  the  last  joint  and  claws  black. 

Abdomen  red-brown,  with  a  dark  line  down  each  side. 

Length,  1|:  line. 

Eare.  Glanville's  Wootton,  Dorset,  October,  on  apple-trees 
{Curtis,  Dale) ;  and  in  Mr.  Wollaston's  collection. 


Species  5. — Monanthia  costata^^  n^'^^^ 

TiKGis  COSTATA,  Fab.  S.  11.  152,  2  (1^3);  Fall.  Hun.  biu      ^aou  iaiiz., 
Iteaum.)  113,  1  (1829);  Genu.  F.  E.  IS,  25. 


tIngidid^.  249 

MoNANTHiA  cosTATA,   H.  Schf.  Waiiz.  iv,  55,  t.  123,  fig.  390  (1S39)  ; 

Fieb.  Eut.   Mou.  72,  15,    t.   6,  figs.  10—12 

(ISM);     SaJdb.  Geoc.    Ten.  132,    2    (1S45) ; 

Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  123,  14  (1861). 

—         (Tkopii)OCHeil.\.)  COSTATA,  Flor,  Rhyu.  Liv.  i,  347,  8  (1S60). 

Pale  oclireous,  finely  reticulated  ;  head  with  5  spines  ;  hood  long  ; 
pronotum  \qyj  narrow  in  front,  sides  sinuate,  the  margins  ver- 
tically reiiexed. 

Head  small,  black  ;  Crown  with  5  yellow  spines,  2  in  front  very  long, 
conjoined  into  one,  1  short,  at  their  base  and  a  very  short  obtuse  one 
at  the  base  of  each  eye.  Antenniferous  processes  stout,  obtuse, 
brownish-yellow.  Anfenncs  short,  stout,  finely  granulated  and  haired ; 
1st  3  joints  brownish-yellow ;  3rd  stout ;  4th  short,  obtuse,  but  little 
thicker  than  the  3rd,  black.  Ei/es  small,  not  prominent,  black. 
Sosfnim  yellow. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  narrow  and  elongated  in  front ;  hood  long, 
wide,  rounded  behind ;  sides  sinuate,  the  margins  not  very  broad, 
thick,  vertically  reflexed,  in  front  sloping  a  little  inwards,  at  the 
hinder  angles  prominent,  suddenly  rounded  oft';  disk  at  each  side  of 
the  hood  black ;  keels  strong.  Ehjtra  broad-oval ;  anterior  margin 
broad,  with  3  rows  of  meshes,  at  the  base  small,  gradually  larger 
beyond  the  middle  to  the  apex,  with  2  single  brown  streaks  on  the 
1st  3rd,  and  2  or  3  contiguous,  transverse  brown  streaks  before  the 
middle  and  at  the  apex ;  disk  deflected  inwardly  from  the  1st  nerve, 
which  is  highly  raised,  outside  the  cell  broad,  deeply  deflected  to  the 
anterior  margin,  at  the  base  with  rather  large  reticulations,  the 
meshes  as  far  as  the  end  of  the  cells  small  and  regular,  beyond  the 
cells  gradually  larger  to  the  apex ;  the  cells  clear,  beyond  them 
several  isolated,  short,  brown  streaks.  Wimjs  with  a  violet  gloss. 
Sternum  ochreous-brown ;  Metasternum  black  in  front ;  rostral 
channel  black,  on  the  metasternum  broad  and  flat,  the  margin  pale 
ochreous.  Legs  brownish-yellow ;  tarsi ;  end  of  the  2nd  joint  and 
the  claws  black. 

Aldomen  beneath,  finely  punctured  and  haired,  piceous-brown,  apex 
brownish-yellow. 
•Length,  nearly  2  lines. 

Eare.  A  few  examples  taken  by  Mr.  Dale  at  Langport,  Somerset, 
in  June ;  and  by  Dr.  Power  on  the  railway  bank,  Bushey,  Herts,  in 
May. 


250  TINGIDINA. 


Species  6. — Monanthia  reticulata. 

Monanthia  beticulata,  H.  Schf.  Wanz.  iii,  72,  t.  95,  fig.  2SS  (1836). 
—  CILIATA,  Fieb.  Ent.  Mon.  67,  10,  t.  5,  figs.  31—33  (1844) ; 

Europ.  Hem.  122,  12  (1861). 

Flat,  broad,  brownish-yellow,  covered  with  long  projecting  hairs, 
which,  on  the  circumference  form  a  fringe. 

Head  black  ;  Crown  with  5  yellow  projecting  spines,  viz.,  two  at 
the  base  close  to  the  eyes,  one  in  the  middle  and  two  joined  into 
one,  in  front.  Antennce  with  long  projecting  hairs;  1st  3  joints 
brownish-yellow,  4th  black.  Eyes  black.  Bostrwn  yellowish,  the 
base  and  end  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  hood  rhomboidal,  the  anterior  margin  pro- 
jecting over  the  base  of  the  head  ;  side  margins  broad,  rounded, 
projecting,  reflexed,  with  3  (almost  4)  rows  of  large  meshes,  on  which 
are  a  few  brown  streaks  ;  disk,  the  keels  strong  and  deep,  the  middle 
one  going  over  the  hood,  following  the  contour  of  the  pronotum  and 
extending  to  the  apex,  viewed  sideways  several  small  meshes  are 
visible ;  the  scutellar  process  rounded  at  the  apex,  the  meshes  larger 
than  on  the  disk.  Elytra ;  disk  flat,  deflected  outside  the  cells  to 
the  anterior  margin  ;  cell-nerves  strong ;  the  reticulation  gradually 
larger  posteriorly  ;  anterior  margin  rounded,  broad,  reflexed,  pos- 
teriorly gradually  flatter,  with  3  rows  of  large  meshes  streaked  with 
black  ;  the  edge  stout  with  brown-black  spots.  Sternum  brownish- 
yellow  sprinkled  with  white.  Leys  with  long  projecting  hairs ; 
thighs  piceous ;  tihics  and  tarsi  brownish-yellow,  the  end  of  the  last 
joint  of  the  latter  and  the  claws  black. 

Abdomen  finely  haired,  dark  brown,  the  margins  of  the  segments 
black. 

Length,  2  lines. 

Hare.  One  specimen  from  Mr.  Wollaston's  collection  and  one 
from  Mr.  Waterhouse's,  without  note  of  locality. 

rieber  says  the  species  is  found  in  cut  woods  under  the  basal 
leaves  of  Verhascum  thajisns  and  other  woolly  species  of  this  genus  of 
plants;  also  singly  in  sandy  places  under  Senccio  Jacohca,  in  the 
month  of  October. 


TINGIDll)^.  251 


Species  7. — Monanthia  Cardui. 

CiMiix  Cardui,  Lin.  F.  S.  920tl7Gl) ;  S.  N.  ii,  718,  21  (17G7) ;  De  G. 

Mem.  iii,  309,  38,  t.  16,  figs.  1—6  (1773). 
AcANTiiu   —    Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  17,  42  (1794)  j  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  45,  42,  t.  5, 

fig.  62  (1800). 

—  CLAVicoRNis,  Panz.  F.  G.  3,  24. 

TiNGis  Cardui,  Fab.  S.  R.  125,  3  (1803);  Fall  Hem.  Suec.  1,  143,  2 
(1829);  Zett.  Ins.  Lap.  269,  2  (1S40). 

Monanthia  —  H.  Schf.  Wanz.  iv,  61,  t.  127,  fig.  A  (1839) ;  Btmn. 
Haudb.  ii,  260,  2(1835);  Am.  et  Sen.  Hem.  298,  2 
(1843) ;  Fieb.  Ent.  Mon.  61,  3,  t.  5.  figs.  1—8  (1844) ; 
Sahib.  Geoc.  Feu.  131,  1  (1845) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem. 
120,  4  (1861). 

—  (Phyllontocheila)  Cardui,  Flor.,  Rhyn.Liv,  i,  345,7  (1860). 

Ochreous-gray,  with  small  black  spots  ;  the  projecting  side  margins 
of  the  pronotum  and  the  anterior  margin  of  the  elytra  with  3 
rows  of  reticulation. 

Head  black  with  gray  scales,  between  the  eyes  two  small,  short, 
grayish  contiguous  erect  spines,  and  behind  them  another  still 
smaller.  Antennce  finely  granulated  and  pubescent ;  1st  and  2ud 
joints  black  or  piceous,  or  only  at  the  apex  piceous  or  yellowish  ; 
3rd  yellow  or  brown  ;  dth  black.  Eyes  black.  Bostrum  reaching 
to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae,  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  ;  the  hood  slightly  overhanging  the  head ; 
side  margins  broad,  reflexed,  of  equal  width  throughout,  except  that 
at  the  hinder  angles  they  are  broadly  rounded  ofi";  with  3  rows  of 
large  meshes,  of  which  some  of  the  posterior  ones  are  black ;  the 
keels  reticulated,  of  equal  depth  throughout,  each  with  some  of  the 
apical  meshes,  and  the  central  one  with  2  of  the  central  meshes 
black  ;  the  base  of  the  keels  and  side  margins  usually  with  a  black 
line  ;  the  reticulation  fine  on  the  front  and  disk,  larger  posteriorly. 
Elytra  ;  anterior  margin  broad,  reflexed,  with  3  rows  of  large  meshes, 
of  which,  in  the  middle,  a  few  are  smaller  and  black,  and  the  black- 
ness often  extends  inwards  as  far  as  the  first  nerve  of  the  elytron ; 
through  the  marginal  network  at  regular  intervals  is  also  a  series  of 
black  transverse  streaks ;  disk  flat,  outside  the  cell  vertical ;  the 
outer  marginal  nerve  of  the  large  cell  with  2  or  3  black  streaks  and 
a  similar  streak  at  the  apex  of  the  cell ;  the  reticulation  gradually 


252  TINGIDINA. 

larger  from  base  to  apex,  some  meshes  irregularly  black.  Sternum 
black,  the  edges  of  the  segments  ochreous  ;  Prosternum  reticulated  ; 
Meso-  and  Metasternum  punctate.  Legs  with  short  yellowish  pu- 
bescence ;  thighs  punctate-granulate,  black,  apex  yellowish ;  tihi(B 
finely  granulate,  yellowish ;  tarsi  yellowish,  end  of  the  last  joint  and 
the  claws  black. 

Abdomen  beneath,  black,  finely  punctured,  and  with  yellow  pu- 
bescence. 

Length,  1^  line. 

Common  on  thistles  in  the  autumn,  and  in  moss  during  winter  and 
spring. 

Species  8. — Monanthia  ampliata.  - 

MoNANTUiA  AMPLIATA,  {Fieb.)  M.  ScJif.  W*iz.  iv,  62,  397  a  (1S39) ; 
Fieb.  Ent.  Mon.  59,  t.  5,  figs.  10,  11  (18i4) ; 
Europ.  Hem.  120,  3  (1861). 

Ochreous-gray,  with  black  spots ;  side  margins  of  the  j^'^'onotum  and 
anterior  margins  of  the  elgtra  with  5  rows  of  meshes. 

Scad  black,  with  yellowish  pubescence  ;  Crown  with  3  posterior 
equidistant,  subprocumbent  spines,  anterior  to  these  are  2  smaller 
spines  close  to  each  other,  and  joined  at  the  apex  ;  antenniferous 
processes  small,  short.  Antennce  pilose  ;  1st  joint  piceous  ;  2nd  and 
3rd  reddish-yellow;  4th  black.  JiJges  black.  Underside,  at  the 
base  of  the  antennae,  and  on  the  margin  of  the  rostral  channel, 
ochreous. 

Thorax. — Pronofum ;  hood  large,  convex,  projecting  considerably 
over  the  head ;  side  margins  almost  flat,  rounded,  very  wide  and 
prominent  in  front,  rather  suddenly  narrowed  to  a  point  at  the 
hinder  angles,  with  5  rows  of  small  meshes,  more  or  less  variegated 
with  black  streaks ;  disk  delicately  reticulated,  the  scutellar  process 
with  larger  meshes ;  keels  with  a  black  streak  on  the  edge  beyond 
the  middle,  the  dark  colour  sometimes  spreading  down  on  to  the 
disk.  Elytra  ;  anterior  margin  very  broad,  nearly  flat,  with  5  rows 
of  meshes,  transversely  streaked  with  black  ;  before  the  middle, 
where  the  meshes  are  smaller,  the  connection  of  the  streaks  forms  a 
spot ;  sometimes  the  whole  of  the  margin  is  similarly  maculated ; 
disk  flat ;  exterior  to  the  cell  vertical ;  finely  reticulate,  posteriorly 
with  larger  meshes,  and  black  in  patches ;  the  nerves  and  apex  of 


TINGIDID,E.  253 

the  cells  with  black  streaks.  Stermim  ;  the  margin  of  each  segment 
ochreous  ;  Prosternum  reticulated;  Meso-  and  JSIetasternum  coarsely 
punctured.  Legs;  ^/^^y//*  granulated,  piceous  ;  apex  reddish-yellow  ; 
tibioB  and  tarsi  reddish-yellow ;  end  of  the  2nd  joint  of  the  latter, 
and  the  claws  black. 

Abdomen  beneath,  black,  with  distant,  short,  yellowish  pubescence. 

Length,  2  lines. 

In  damp  places,  at  the  roots  of  grass,  and  under  leaves.  Lee, 
February  and  April ;  Chislehurst,  May ;  Brighthampton,  Oxou, 
April  (,S'.  Stone). 


Genus  2. — Derephysia,  Spin. 
Oval,  the  upper  surface  with  transparent  reticulation. 

Head  transverse  ;  Crown  convex,  in  front  with  2  very  short,  pro- 
jecting spines ;  Face  arched,  subvertical ;  antenniferous  processes 
very  short;  obtuse.  Antennce ;  1st  joint  short,  narrow  at  the  base; 
2nd  i  the  length  of  the  1st,  obconic ;  3rd  very  long,  filiform,  a  little 
thinner  than  the  others ;  4th  about  iths  the  length  of  the  3rd,  long- 
fusiform,  the  basal  i  thinnest.  Eyes  small,  not  prominent.  Bostrum 
thin,  reaching  across  the  2nd  segment  of  the  abdomen,  the  base  in  a 
deep  channel,  of  which  the  sides  are  much  produced,  and  finely 
reticulated. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  rhomboidal ;  hood  projecting  far  over  the 
head,  very  convex,  compressed,  helmet-formed,  with  a  strong  nerve 
on  the  middle,  and  two  rows  of  meshes  on  each  side ;  side  margins 
reticulated,  thin,  much  reflexed,  very  broad,  in  front  projecting, 
obtusely  pointed,  inwardly  joined  to  the  hood,  the  edge  rounded 
to  behind  the  hinder  angles  of  the  pronotum ;  disk  broad,  finely 
punctured,  transversely  convex  in  the  middle,  deflected  before  and 
behind ;  keels  1  or  3,  straight,  each  with  a  single  row  of  straight, 
transverse  reticulations  ;  the  middle  keel  much  deeper  than  the 
side  keels,  curving  from  the  hood  to  the  apex  of  the  scutellar  process. 
Elytra  wide,  the  sides  within  the  anterior  margin  slightly  sinuate  pos- 
teriorly ;  anterior  margin  broad,  regularly  rounded,  greatly  reflexed  ; 
disk  ridged,  being  deeply  deflected  inwards  from  the  1st  nerve,  which 
is  elevated,  so  that  down  the  centre  of  the  elytra  is  a  wide,  deep 
furrow ;  outside  the  1st  nerve  the  deflection  is  nearly  vertical ;  the 
meshes   large,  on  the  disk  each   one  concave,   posteriorly  scarcely 


254  TTNGIDINA. 


larger,  but  flat.  Stermm  with  a  rostral  channel,  widest  posteriorly, 
the  sides  slightly  produced;  Mesosternum  convex;  Metasternnm 
depressed  in  the  centre.     Legs  slender. 


Species  1. — Derephysia  foliacea.  "^ 

TiNGis  FOLIACEA,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  149,  12  (1S29) ;  H.  Schf.  Paiiz.F.G. 

118,  18—;  Wanz.  iv,  70,  7,  t.  129,  fig.  D  {head  and 

antenna),  t.  130,  figs.  M  &  N  {pronoium)  (1839). 
Derephysia  —  Fieb.  Ent.  Mon.  99,  1,  t.  8,  figs.  23—27  (ISii) ;  SaJdb. 

Geoc.  Fen.  185,  1  (1845) ;    Fleb.  Europ.  Hem,  128,  1 

(1861). 

Brown,  or  black-brown,  shining ;  reticulation  transparent ;  side 
margins  of  pronotwm  and  elytra  with  2  rows  of  large  meshes  ; 
disk  of  pronotum  with  3  keels  ;  apex  of  scutellar  process 
pointed. 

Head  dark  brown,  finely  punctured.  Antennce  red-brown  ;  1st 
and  2nd  joints,  and  end  of  the  4th  dark  brown  ;  3rd  and  4th 
closely,  finely  haired.  Eyes  black.  Rostnom  brownish-yellow. 
Underside  somewhat  strongly  punctured. 

Thorax. — Pronotum;  side  margins  projecting  in  front,  on  each 
side  of  the  head,  in  an  obtuse  point,  concave  on  the  inner  side ; 
anteriorly  with  3,  posteriorly  with  2  rows  of  large  meshes,  ending  at 
the  hinder  angles  with  a  single  mesh ;  disk  with  3  slightly  divergent 
keels,  the  middle  one  much  deeper  than  the  side  ones,  arising  on  the 
hood  and  arched  to  the  apex  of  the  scutellar  process,  which  is 
pointed,  and  slightly  raised  ;  the  middle  of  the  disk  black,  finely, 
deeply  punctured ;  the  scutellar  process  yellowish,  the  base  brown 
with  fine  meshes,  posteriorly  with  a  few  large  meshes.  Elytra ; 
anterior  margin  broadest  beyond  the  middle,  with  2  rows  of  large, 
irregular  meshes,  sometimes  in  the  middle  with  only  1  row ;  disk 
with  2  rows  of  irregular  meshes,  the  vertical  outer  side,  inner  margin, 
and  apex,  with  a  single  row  of  large  quadrangular  meshes.  Sternum 
brown,  the  sides  sometimes  blackish,  finely  punctured.  Legs  brown- 
yellow. 

Abdomen  beneath,  brown. 

Length,  1^  line. 

Taken  casually  by  sweeping  during  autumn  ;  abundant  at  Mickle- 
ham,  in  August,  in  ivy  growing  on  palings. 


TINGIDIDiE.  255 


Genus  3. — Dictyonota,  Curt. 
Oval,  transparently  reticulated  on  the  upper  surface. 

Sead ;  from  the  side  half-oval,  from  above  nearly  5-sided ;  Croitm. 
in  front  with  2,  parted,  projecting  spines  ;  antenniferous  pnecesses 
pointed;  jPnice  vertical.  Atitennce  ^tout ;  1st  joint  short,  cylindrical ; 
2nd  shorter,  obconic ;  3rd  very  long,  densely  clothed  with  strong 
hairs  ;  4th  conical,  about  as  long  as  the  1st  and  2nd  together,  with 
finer  hairs  than  the  3rd.  Eyes  prominent.  Rostrum  reaching  to 
the  end  of  the  metasternum,  thin,  4-jointed,  the  joints  in  length 
subequal ;  rostral  channel  deep,  narrow,  the  sides  thin,  raised  and 
reticulate. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  subrhomboidal,  the  fore  part  shorter  than 
the  scutellar  process  ;  anterior  portion  with  a  hood,  short,  rounded, 
or  obtusely  pointed  in  front ;  side  margins  broad,  projecting, 
rounded,  transparent,  in  front  joined  to  the  sides  of  the  hood  ;  disk 
transversely  convex  before  the  hinder  angles,  deflected  in  front  and 
behind,  and  depressed  at  the  base  of  the  scutellar  process ;  with  3 
straight,  deep,  thin,  parallel  keels,  the  middle  one  deeper  behind 
than  in  front,  each  with  1  row  of  large  meshes.  Elytra  broad, 
oval,  longer  and  wider  than  the  abdomen ;  sides  posteriorly,  within 
the  anterior  margin,  slightly  sinuate  ;  anterior  margin  broad,  rounded, 
greatly  reflexed  ;  disk  with  a  lanceolate,  deeply  concave  cell,  f  the 
length  of  the  elytra,  from  its  lower  end  a  nerve  goes  to  the  apex  of 
each  elytron  ;  the  disk  outside  the  cell  suddenly  deflected,  almost 
vertical.  Sternum  with  a  rostral  channel,  widest  and  deepest  on  the 
metasternum.     Legs  rather  long ;  tarsi,  2-jointed.* 


Species  1. — Dictyonota  crassicornis.       , 

TiNGis  CRASsicoRNis,  Fall.  Mtfu.  Cim.  38,  8  (1807) ;  Ilem.  Suec.  147, 

10(1829). 
Dictyonota     —         Curt.  B.  E.  iv,  fig.  154  (1827) ;  Fieb.  Ent.  Mon. 

92,  1,  t.  7,  figs.  42—47  (181-i) ;  Sahib.  Geoc. 

Fen.  134,  1  (1845);    //.  Schf.   Wanz.  ix,   157 

(1850);  Flor,  Rbyn.Liv.  i,  358, 1  (1860);  Fieb. 

Europ.  Hem.  127,  3  (1861). 

*  Curtis  ("B.  E.,"  p.  154)  erroneously  says  that  the  tarsi  are  3-jointed. 


256  TINGIDINA. 

TiNGis  PiLicoRNis,  H.  Schf.  Panz.  F.  G.  118,  17  (1830). 
PiESMA  MARGINATUM,  Bumi.  Handb.  ii,  258,  3  (1835). 
DiCTYONOTA  PILICORNIS,  H.  ScJif.  Wauz.  iv,  74,  t.  129,  fig.  401  (1839). 
TiNGis  (Derephysia)  PILICORNIS,  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  vi,  14,  215  (1857). 

Black ;  the  hood,  margins  of  pronotum,  elytra,  and  their  margins, 
pale  gray-ochreous  with  brown  reticulations ;  the  hairs  of  the 
anteniKB  long,  projecting ;  the  side  margins  of  the  pronotum  in 
front  straight,projecting,  and  with  3  or  4  rows  of  meshes. 

Head  finely  granulated ;  the  2  frontal  spines  long,  thick,  con- 
tiguous but  separate  ;  antenniferous  processes  thick,  crooked,  point- 
ing outwards.  Antennce,  1st  and  2nd  joints  smooth  ;  3rd  and  4th 
densely  clothed  with  projecting  hairs,  which  are  very  thick  at  the 
base.  Eyes  black.  Underside  of  head  black-brown,  with  deep  reticu- 
lations which  are  larger  on  the  whitish  sides  of  the  rostral  channel. 
Eostrum  brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  ;  hood  obtusely  pointed  ;  side  margins  wider 
in  front  than  behind,  in  front  straight,  projecting  forward,  at  the 
sides  broadly  rounded  to  behind  the  hinder  angles,  anteriorly  with  3 
or  4,  posteriorly  with  2,  rows  of  large  irregular  meshes  ;  disk  in  the 
middle  black,  punctured,  the  rest  pale  gray-ochreous ;  the  edge  of 
the  keels  brown.  Elytra  ;  anterior  margin  rounded,  broad,  much 
reflexed,  with  2  rows  of  meshes,  the  inner  one  rather  the  larger ; 
the  meshes  of  the  disk  of  nearly  equal  size  throughout.  Sternum 
with  large  deep  punctures,  the  edge  of  the  rostral  channel  brown. 
Legs ;  thighs  piceous  ;  tihm,  tarsi  SiH^  claws  brown,  the  last  joint  of 
the  tarsi  piceous  at  the  apex. 

Abdomen  black,  delicately,  transversely  crenate. 

Length,  l^  line. 

Among  grass  and  moss  in  dry,  sandy  places  ;  Eltham  and  Plum- 
stead,  July  to  September;  under  a  stone  near  Bognor,  Sussex, 
August  {Curtis). 


Species  2. — Dicttonota  strichnocera.    *^ 

DiCTYONOTA  Eryngii,  Curt.  B.  E.  iv,  p.  154  (1827),  non  Latr. 

—  CRAssicoRNis,  //.  Sclif.  Waiiz.  iv,  74,  t.  129,  fig.  B,  head 

(1839),  non  Fall. 

—  STRICHNOCEBA,  Fieb.  Ent  Mon.  95,  3,  t.  8,  figs.  4—7  (1844) ; 

Europ.  Horn.  127,  6  (ISGl). 


TIXGIDID.E.  257 

Black,  the  liairs  of  tlie  antennce  short  not  projecting  ;  the  side  mar- 
gins ofthe  2)7^onofum  rounded  throughout,  anteriorly  Avith  2  rows, 
posteriorly  with  1  row  of  meshes  ;  the  reticulation  throughout 
brown. 

Head  granulated  ;  the  orbit  of  the  eyes  and  2  short,  distant  frontal 
spines  yellow.  Antennce ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  granulated,  the  3rd 
densely  clothed  with  short,  thick,  forwardly  directed,  appressed  hairs  ; 
4th  with  finer  hairs.  Eyes  brown  or  black.  Bostrum  dark  brown  ; 
sides  of  the  rostral  channel  whitish. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  ;  hood  rounded  in  front,  pale  ochreous,  with 
large  meshes ;  side  margins  rounded  throughout,  in  front  rather  broad- 
est, with  2  rows  of  meshes,  on  the  inner  row  the  largest;  posteriorly  with 
1  row  of  meshes  ;  disk  on  the  raised  portion  black,  with  fine  deep 
punctures  ;  the  scutellar  process  reticulated,  across  its  base  a  broad 
whitish  band,  posteriorly  the  meshes  are  larger  and  the  reticulation 
bi'own ;  the  middle  keel  deeper  than  the  side  keels,  its  edge  straight, 
not  following  the  contour  of  the  disk ;  all  the  keels  pale  ochreous, 
with  transverse  brown  meshes.  Elytra  long-oval,  transparent,  pale 
ochreous,  at  the  base  whitish,  with  dark-brown,  irregular  reticula- 
tion, the  meshes  gradually  larger  beyond  the  middle  ;  anterior  mar- 
gin with  2  rows  of  large  meshes,  at  the  apex  1  row ;  sometimes  in 
places  the  indication  of  a  3rd  row,  at  other  times  but  1  row  in  the 
middle;  but  the  2  elytra  are  often  not  alike  in  this  respect.  Sternum 
with  deep  round  punctures  ;  the  margins  of  the  segments  yellowish. 
Legs ;  thighs  black,  apex  yellow,  tihice  yellowish-brown,  base  dusky  ; 
tarsi  black. 

Length,  nearly  \\  line. 

E-are,  Under  moss  in  dry,  bare  places,  and  among  furze  bushes  ; 
Addington  Hills,  Surrey ;  Dartford  Brent,  August ;  Abergavenny, 
October  (Scott). 


Genus  4. — Campylostira,  Fled. 

Oval  or  elliptic.     Hood  wanting. 

Head  viewed  sideways  nearly  oval,  in  front  obtuse  ;  Croicn  nar- 
row, prominent,  in  front  with  2  very  short,  strong,  conjoined,  pro- 
jecting points  ;  antenniferous  processes  very  short,  obtuse  ;  Fane 
vertical.    Antennce  short,  stout ;  1st  joint  thick,  cylindrical,  reaching 

17 


258  TINGIDINA. 

as  far  as  the  front  of  the  head  ;  2nd^  the  length  of  the  1st,  obconic  ; 
3rd  stout,  much  longer  than  the  1st  and  2nd  together ;  4th  subfusiform. 
Eyes  rather  large,  prominent.  Rostnim  reaching  to  the  end  of  the 
metasternum,  thin,  2nd  joint  longest ;  rostral  channel  narrow,  deep, 
the  sides  raised. 

Thorax. — Tronotum  nearly  equally  5-sided ;  sides  divergent  from 
the  anterior  to  the  hinder  angles,  then  convergent  to  the  apex ;  scu- 
tellar  process  very  short ;  hood  wanting ;  anterior  margin  broadly 
tumid,  sub-reticulate ;  side  margins  projecting,  reflexed,  with  1  or 
more  rows  of  meshes ;  scutellar  process  short ;  disk  with  3  keels,  the 
middle  one  extending  the  whole  length,  the  side  ones  abbreviated  in 
front.  Elyt7'a\ougev  than  the  abdomen,  convex  ;  discoidal  cells  long, 
narrow,  sub-elliptic,  pointed  at  each  end ;  Clavus  partly  visible. 
Sternum ;  the  segments  with  parallel  margins  ;  the  rosti'al  channel 
but  little  widened  on  the  metasternum,  its  sides  slightly  raised. 


Species  1. — Campylostira  a^erxa. 


.  Suec.  lC7;9  (1S29). 


TiNGis  VERNA,  Fall  Hem.  Suec.  W7,  9  (1S29). 
MoNANTHiA  VERNA,  H.  Schf.  Waiiz.  iv,  64,  t.  127,  fig.  398  (1839). 
Campylosteiea  —  Fieb.  Ent.  Mou.  45,  4,  t.  3,  fig.  38  (1844), 
Campylostira    —  Fieb-Y^nxo^.  Hem.  132,  5  (1861). 

Light-brown,  elliptic. 

Head  hhick',  antenniferous  processes  brown.  Antennce,  1st  3 
joints  yellow-brown ;  4th  black,  finely  haired,  the  lower  half  yellow- 
brown.     Eyes  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  black,  all  the  margins  brown  ;  side  margins 
sinuate,  in  front  broadest,  with  2  rows,  at  and  beyond  the  middle  with 
1  row,  of  small,  rounded  meshes  ;  hinder  angles  rounded  ;  scutellar 
process  pointed,  the  sides  rounded  and  finely  reticulate  ;  disk  finely 
punctured,  broadly  convex  in  the  middle,  deflected  before  and  behind; 
in  front,  behind  the  anterior  margin,  depressed ;  keels  shallow, 
gradually  a  little  deeper,  rounded  postei'iorly.  Elytra  long  oval  ; 
anterior  margin  much  reflexed,  narrow,  a  little  widened  at  the  base 
and  beyond  the  middle,  with  1  row  of  small  meshes  ;  inner  margins 
straight,  not  touching  each  other  at  the  base,  but  gradually  approxi- 
mate and  overlapping  each  other,  leaving  at  the  base  a  long,  trian- 
gular part  of  the  abdomen  visible  ;  disk  highest  at  the  outer  cell- 
nerve,  the  cell  |rds  the  length  of  the  elytron,  its  sides  for  the  greater 


TINGIDID.E.  259 

part  nearly  parallel,  witli  2  rows  of  meslies  inside ;  outside  tlie  cell  2 
rows  of  meshes  smaller  than  those  in  the  cell ;  the  inner  margin  with 
1  row  of  gradually  larger  meshes,  beyond  the  cell  2  rows  of  large 
meshes.     Legs  yellowish-brown. 

Length,  1  line. 

Rare.  A  single  specimen  from  Mr.  "WoUaston's  collection,  with- 
out note  of  its  locality. 


Species  2. — Campylostira  brachyceea.       ^ 


OiiTHOSTEiRA  BEACHYCEKA,  Fteij.  Eut.  Mou.  4-3,  2,  t.  3,   figs.  27 — 32 

(lS4i). 
CAMPYLOSTirxA         —  Fleb.  Europ.  Hem.  132,  3  (ISGl). 

Oval,  dark  brown,  wingless. 

Head  black  or  black-brown  ;  antenniferous  processes  usually  light 
red-brown.  Antennce ;  the  1st  3  joints  ferruginous,  the  3rd  scarcely 
thinner  than  the  2nd,  filiform ;  4th  i  as  long  as  the  3rd,  delicately 
haired,  basal  \  ferruginous,  apical  i  black,  base  not  thicker  than  the 
3rd  joint.     Eyes  black.     Rostrum  yellowish. 

Thorax. — Pronotmn ;  side  margins  slightly  widest  in  front,  pro- 
jecting a  little  forwards,  the  angle  rounded  ;  edge  straight,  posterior 
angle  prominent  but  rounded ;  disk  flat,  depressed,  especially  in 
front,  finely  punctured  throughout ;  the  keels  low,  straight,  parallel, 
distant,  the  middle  one  highest ;  scutellar  process  short,  the  sides 
rounded  to  the  obtuse  apex.  Elytra  not  meeting  at  their  inner 
margins,  except  at  the  apex,  where  they  slightly  overlap,  leaving  an 
elliptic  opening  through  which  the  abdomen  is  visible ;  anterior 
margin  very  narrow,  only  visible  at  the  base  and  apex,  with  1  row 
of  very  small  meshes  ;  disk  ridged,  being  greatly  deflected  on  each 
side  of  the  outer  cell-nerve  which  is  highly  raised  ;  the  cell  long, 
narrow,  elliptic,  pointed  at  each  end,  with  2  rows  of  meshes  ;  outside 
of  the  cell  2  rows  of  meshes  ;  between  the  cell  and  the  inner  margin. 
1  row  of  meshes  ;  behind  the  cells  2  rows  of  larger  meshes.  Sternum 
black,  with  a  whitish  gloss,  finely  punctured.    Legs  yellowish-brown. 

Abdomen  beneath  brown. 

Length,  f — 1  line. 

This  may  possibly  prove  to  be  the  undeveloped  form  of  C.  verna. 

Local.  In  moss  on  a  sunny  slope  at  Sanderstead,  March,  plenti- 
ful ;  Mickleham,  September. 


2C0  TINGIDINA. 


Genus  5. — Orthostira,  Fieh. 

Short,  oval,  reticulated  ;  the  elytra  generally  abbreviated  beyond  the 
large  cell,  but  still  longer  than  the  abdomen  and  rounded  pos- 
teriorly ;  the  wings  rudimentary ;  when  the  elytra  are  fully 
developed  they  are  much  longer  than  the  abdomen,  the  form  is 
a  longer  oval,  and  the  wings  are  present. 

Head  broad,  4-sided ;  Croivn  in  front  with  2  short,  central^  pro- 
jecting, divergent  or  straight  spines  and  one  before  each  eye,  within 
which  the  antennae  are  inserted;  Face;  middle  lobe  rather  promi- 
nent. Antenna  ;  1st  joint  short,  thick  ;  2nd  ^  the  length  of  the  1st ; 
3rd  thin,  much  longer  than  the  1st  and  2nd  together ;  4th  subfusi- 
form.  Fyes  large,  prominent.  Itosti'icjn  thin,  reaching  across  the 
metasternvim,  2nd  joint  longest. 

Thorax. — Pronotumi  short,  rhomboidal ;  hood  small,  convex,  over- 
hanging the  head ;  side  margins  projecting,  with  2  or  3  rows  of 
transparent  meshes  ;  disk  with  3  keels,  each  with  1  row  of  meshes, 
or  with  the  side  keels  wanting.  Elytra  ;  anterior  margin  reflexed, 
with  one  or  two  rows  of  transparent  meshes  ;  disk  with  a  long,  curved 
lanceolate  cell,  the  upper  end  pointed  and  turned  outwards,  the 
lower  end  turned  inwards,  with  a  single  nerve  extending  posteriorly 
beyond  it ;  the  cell-nerves  strong  and  raised.  In  the  undeveloped 
form,  which  is  that  generally  met  with,  the  elytra  have  their  inner 
margins  straight  and  not  overlapping ;  when  the  elytra  are  developed 
fully,  the  portion  below  the  cells  is  widened  inwardly,  overlapj)ing 
each  other,  and  the  outer  sides  are  posteriorly  sinuate.  Sternum; 
the  segments  with  parallel  margins,  the  rostral  channel  but  little 
widened  posteriorly,  its  sides  raised.     Legs  short,  thin. 


Species  1. — Orthostiua  concinna. 

Oetiiostira  concinna,  {Fieli.)  Bouyjt  Scott,  Ent.  Ann.  143,  fig.  5  (1S63). 

Broad-oval,  luteous ;  lyronotum  deeply  depressed  and  black  in  front, 
side  margins  with  3  rows  of  small,  rounded,  open  meshes  ;  elytra 
with  small  black  spots. 


•     TINGIDIDiE.  261 

Head  black ;  frontal  spines  stout,  obtuse,  divergent,  brown  ; 
antenniferous  spines  stout,  sbort,  obtuse,  deflected,  light  brown 
at  the  apex.  Antennce  ;  1st  2  joints  brown,  3rd  filiform,  slightly 
thickened,  but  not  bulbous,  at  the  base,  yellow-brown  or  ferruginous; 
4th  subfusiform,  short,  obtuse,  black  ;  3rd  and  4th  with  fine  short 
hairs.  JEyes  red-brown.  Rostrum  light  brown,  the  end  black  ;  sides 
of  the  rostral  channel  broadly  pale  yellow. 

TJiorax. — Pronotum;  hood  in  front  rounded,  sides  concave  or 
sintftite,  extending  narrowly  to  the  anterior  angles  of  the  pronotum 
and  joined  to  the  side  margins,  the  top  with  a  fine  keel,  each  side  with 
9  or  10  deep,  round  punctures  in  4  rows ;  side  margins  reflexed,  of 
equal  breadth  throughout,  in  front  projecting  forwards,  the  outer 
angle  obtuse,  the  edge  slightly  curved ;  posterior  angles  projecting, 
broadly  rounded,  almost  opaque,  the  meshes  small,  oval,  in  3  rows ; 
disk  on  the  1st  3rd  wdth  a  deep,  flat,  transverse,  black  depression, 
quadrangular,  or  rather  of  the  form  of  2  triangles  with  their  base 
outwards  and  their  truncate  apices  joined  together  ;  the  scutellar 
process  slightly  convex,  raised  over  the  base  of  the  elytra,  its  apex 
subacute  ;  the  keel  deep  and  with  a  single  row  of  meshes  on  the 
depressed  portion  of  the  pronotum,  shallow  on  the  hood  and  scutellar 
process.  Elytra  broad,  oval,  the  base  wider  than  the  pronotum,  with 
the  angles  rounded  ;  anterior  margin  reflexed,  widest  and  flattest 
beyond  the  middle,  with  small,  rounded,  transparent  meshes,  in  2 
rows  to  the  middle  (where  sometimes  is  only  one  row),  then  in  3 
oblique  rows,  and  towards  the  apex  in  2  rows ;  inner  margins 
straight,  not  overlapping  each  other  ;  disk  flat  from  the  outer  margin 
of  the  cell  to  the  inner  margin  of  the  elytron  ;  outside  the  cell  broad, 
greatly  deflected  to  the  anterior  margin  ;  cells  about  f  rds  the  length 
of  the  elytra,  the  nerves  strong,  raised  ;  the  apical  nerve  strong, 
curved  slightly  inwards,  not  quite  reaching  the  apex  of  the  elytron ; 
the  reticulation  in  small,  rounded  meshes,  between  the  cell  and  inner 
margin  in  2  rows,  within  the  cell  in  5  rows,  outside  the  cell  in  4  or 
5  rows  ;  posterior  to  the  cell  the  meshes  are  scarcely  larger  and  in 
longitudinal  rows.  Over  the  elytra,  the  margin  often  included,  are 
-f^virregularly  scattered,  small  black  spots,  which  sometimes  become 
confluent  and  form  "blotches.  Sternum  light  brown,  with  distinct, 
deep  punctures,  a  large  spot  at  the  base  of  each  coxa,  and  the  sides 
of  the  rostral  channel  pale  yellow;  Leys;  thiylis  piceous,  base  and 
apex  brown  or  ferruginous  ;  tihice  ferruginous  ;  tarsi  piceous. 

Abdomen  beneath  shining,  brown  or  black-brown. 


263  TINGIDINA. 

Length,  | — 1  line. 

In  moss  on  the  trunks  of  oak  trees,  in  winter  and  spring  ;  Scar- 
borough {T.  WilJcinson')  ;  Darenth  Wood. 


Species  2. — Orthostira  cervina.  s 

TiNGis  CERVINA,  Germ.  F.  Ins.  M(^p.  IS,  22. 

MoNANTiiiA  —    B.  Schf.  Wanz.  iv,  26  &  53,  t.  US,  fig.  375,  t.  129, 

fig.  G  (1S39). 
OuTiiosTEiKA  —  Ficb.  Eiit.  Moii.  48,  2,  t.  4,  figs.  1—3  (1844) ;  Sahib, 

Geoc.  Fen.  129,  1  (1848). 
MoNANTHiA  (Orthosteira)  CERVINA,  Flor,  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  341,  5  (18G0), 
Orthostira  cervina,  Fleb.  Europ.  Hem.  130,  2  (1861). 

Light  or  dark  brown ;  side  margins  of  ])ronoium  reflexed,  broad, 
parallel,  with  3  rows  of  meshes ;  discoidal  side  keels  curtailed  at 
base ;  anterior  margins  of  the  elytra  broad,  with  2  rows  of 
large  meshes.     The  reticulation  throughout  stout  and  dark. 

Head  brown  or  black ;  frontal  spines  long,  strong,  pointed, 
divergent,  ajDex  yellowish-brown ;  anteuniferous  spines  long,  strong, 
projecting  outwards,  apex  usually  yellowish-brown.  AntennoB ;  1st 
3  joints  yellow-brown  or  ferruginous  ;  3rd  finely  granulated,  not 
thickened  at  the  base,  blackish  on  its  anterior  3rd ;  4th  long- 
fusiform,  base  not  thicker  than  the  3rd,  black,  with  fine  short  hairs. 
Eyes  brown.  Rostrum  light  brown,  apex  black  ;  sides  of  the  rostral 
channel  yellowish. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  broad,  short ;  hood  in  front  obtuse,  the  sides 
sinuate,  narrowly  extended  along  the  anterior  margin  of  the  pro- 
notum and  joined  to  the  side  margins,  each  side  with  3  rows  of  deep 
meshes  ;  side  margins  broad,  reflexed,  on  the  edge  straight,  angles 
obtuse,  the  anterior  ones  a  little  produced  forwards,  the  posterior 
ones  right  angled ;  disk  at  the  base  of  the  hood  depressed,  smooth, 
black  ;  scutellar  process  short,  its  apex  acute ;  keels  3,  straight,  the 
middle  one  strong,  deep,  horizontal  on  the  edge  from  the  front  of 
the  hood  to  the  apex  of  the  scutellar  process,  with  7  transverse, 
brown  meshes  largest  in  the  deepest  part  of  the  discoidal  depression  ; 
side  keels  shallow,  with  5  transverse  meshes,  divergent,  arising 
abruptly  in  the  depression  and  not  joined  to  the  hood,  highest  in 
front  but  also  prominent  at  their  exit  on  tlie  hinder  side  margins  ;  the 


TINGIDIDiE.  263 

middle  of  the  disk  piiuctured,  the  seutellar  process  with  rather 
small  meshes.  Elytra  broad,  oval,  convex,  the  base  wider  than  the 
pronotum  at  its  hinder  angles  ;  anterior  margin  rounded  at  the  base, 
broad,  regularly  rounded,  but  a  little  narrower  in  the  middle,  deeply 
reflexed  throughout,  with  2  rows  of  large  irregular  transparent 
meshes,  sometimes  dark  brown  at  the  middle  ;  inner  margins  straight, 
not  overlapping,  rounded  off  and  divergent  at  the  apex ;  disk  with 
large,  subeqiial  meshes  throughout ;  cells  extending  -Sths  of  the 
length  of  the  elytra,  concave,  with  3 — 4  rows  of  meshes ;  nerves 
strong,  raised,  the  outer  one  sinuate,  the  inner  one  straight,  the 
apical  nerve  very  short,  pointing  inwards ;  outside  the  cells  3  or  4 
rows  of  meshes.  Sternum  brown,  the  margins  of  the  segments  and 
the  sides  of  the  rostral  channel  yellowish.     Legs  yellowish-brown. 

Ahdomen  beneath  brown. 

Length,  1 — \\  line. 

Eather  scarce  and  local.  In  moss,  on  a  bank  under  bushes, 
Coombe  Hurst,  Croydon,  May. 


Species  3. — Orthostira  OBSCURA.  ,         ^      nf) 

MoNAjy'TUU  PUSiLLA,  Bumu  Ilaudb.  0/262,  8  (JS35)  (nou  Tall). 

—         OBscuPvA,  II.  Sclif.  Wanz.  iv,  23,  t.  118,  fig.  372  (1839). 
Orthosteira    —       lieb.  Eiit.  Mon.  54,  7,  t.  4,  fig-s.  22—25  (1841) ; 

Saldb.  Geoc.  Fen.  130,  4  (1848). 
Orthostira      —       Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  131,  7  (1861). 

Black-brown,  ovate  ;  side  margins  of  the  pronotum  pale  brown,  with 
darker  reticulations ;  in  front  with  2  rows,  posteriorly  with  1 
row  of  meshes.     (Exceptionally  there  are  8  rows  in  the  front.) 

Developed  Form. — Head  black,  finely  punctured ;  the  2  frontal 
spines  brown,  short,  obtuse,  straight ;  'antenniferous  spines  small, 
obtuse.  Antenna;  1st  3  joints  light  yellowish-brown,  the  1st  some- 
times darker  ;  3rd  filiform,  at  the  base  abruptly  swelled  into  a  bulb 
as  thick  as  the  2nd;  4th  short-fusiform,  black.  Ej/es  red-brown. 
Host  rum  piceous,  1st  joint  luteous ;  sides  of  the  rostral  channel 
luteous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  ;  hood  whitish-brown,  projecting  far  over  the 
head,  in  the  middle  a  keel,  on  each  side  2  rows  of  large,  deep  reti- 
culation, the  base  prolonged  narrowly  on  the  anterior  margin  of  the 
pronotum  :  sides  rounded  at  the  anterior  angles,  side  margins  pale 


264  TINGIDINA. 

brown,  in  front  widest,  projecting  forwards,  gradually  narrower  pos- 
teriorly ;  outer  edge  straight,  but  curved  round  the  hinder  angles, 
with  2  rows  of  subquadrate  meshes,  of  which  the  inner  ones  are 
smallest,  beyond  the  middle  with  a  single  row ;  disk,  in  the  middle 
transversely  convex,  and  deflected  before  and  behind  ;  as  far  as  in  a 
line  with  the  hinder  angles,  black,  finely  punctured  ;  the  scutellar 
process  light  brown,  with  gradually  larger  reticulations,  the  apex 
rounded  ;  keels  3,  light  brown,  low,  straight,  the  middle  one  longest 
and  deepest,  the  side  keels  divergent,  their  base  joining  the  hood 
on  the  middle  of  each  side,  each  keel  with  7  transverse  brown 
nerves,  leaving  8  quadrate,  transparent  cells.  Elytra ;  within  the 
anterior  margin,  sinuate  beyond  the  middle,  round  the  circumference 
regularly  long-oval,  broad  posteriorly ;  anterior  margin  reflexed, 
with  a  single  row  of  meshes,  small  to  the  middle,  larger  beyond, 
where  the  margin  itself  becomes  wider ;  disk,  the  large  cells  broad, 
short,  slightly  concave,  lanceolate,  the  outer  side  sinuate ;  cell-nerves 
prominent,  the  exterior  apical  nerve  long,  but  not  reaching  the  pos- 
terior margin  ;  the  reticulation  in  the  cells  in  5  rows  of  equal  sized 
meshes  ;  outside  the  cells  deflected  to  the  anterior  margin,  the  reti- 
culation rather  smaller  and  less  distinct,  in  about  4  rows  ;  posterior 
to  the  cells  the  reticulation  gi-adually  larger.  Sternum  brown,  finely 
punctured,  the  margins  of  the  segments  and  sides  of  the  rostral 
channel  whitish ;  Eegs ;  tldglis  black,  the  apex  red-brown,  con- 
stricted;  tihicB  yellow-brown;  tarsi;  1st  joint  yellow-brown,  2nd 
black. 

Abdomen  beneath  shining,  dark  brown. 

Length,  1  line. 

Undeveloped  Form. — The  reticulation  of  the  side  margins  of  the 
pronotum  in  2  rows  throughout,  ending  in  a  single  mesh  at  the 
hinder  angles.  The  elytra  are  shorter  and  rounder  than  in  the 
developed  form  ;  the  sides,  within  the  margin,  not  sinuate ;  the 
anterior  margins  reflexed  to  the  apex,  exteriorly  rounded,  not 
sinuate  ;  the  inner  margins  straight,  not  overlapping  each  other ; 
the  outer  cell-nerve  more  nearly  straight,  and  the  apical  nerve 
goes  nearly  to  the  apex  of  the  elytra. 

Length,  ^  line. 

In  both  developed  and  undeveloped  forms,  the  ^  is  shorter  and 
narrower  than  the  ?  ,  and  the  apex  of  the  elytra  more  acute. 

Common  in  the  south  of  England,  in  moss  on  the  ground,  on 
walls  and  tree-stumps,  in  spring,  autumn,  and  winter ;  Killarney, 
Ireland  {fToUaston). 


HEBRINA.  265 

Section  1.— HEBRINA* 

Family  1.— HEBRID.E. 

Genus  1. — Hebuus,  Curt. 
Small,  stout,  long-oval. 

Head  long,  deflected  in  a  curve ;  above  5-sided,  sideways  trian- 
gular ;  Crown  long,  clypeate,  broad,  convex,  with  a  slight  longitu- 
dinal channel  down  the  centre ;  sides  before  the  eyes  widened  and 
flattened ;  clypeus  produced  over  the  base  of  the  antennae,  the 
margin  roundly  cut  out  for  their  extension ;  Face  short,  broad, 
vertical.  Antennce  6-jointed,  inserted  on  a  tubercle  low  on  the  sides 
of  the  head;  1st  and  2nd  joints  stout,  (the  1st  stoutest)  clavate, 
slightly  curved,  1st  long,  2ud  |rds  the  length  of  the  1st ;  3rd  and 
5th  very  minute ;  4th  as  long  as  the  1st,  filiform  ;  6th  longer  than 
the  4th,  long  and  thin-fusiform.  Eyes  moderate,  hemispherical, 
prominent,  facets  large.  Ocelli  small,  distant,  inserted  on  each  side 
of  the  raised  crown  in  a  line  with  the  middle  of  the  eyes.  Rostrum 
reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of  coxae,  subulate,  4-jointed ;  1st  and  2nd 
joints  very  short,  3rd  and  4th  very  long ;  rostral  channel  wide,  sides 
raised  and  posteriorly  end  in  a  point  projecting  a  little  over  the 
prostemum. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  deflected,  haxagonal,  broader  than  long  ;  an- 
terior margin  incrassated  ;  sides  widely  divergent  to  the  rounded 
and  prominent  hinder  angles,  bu.t  deeply  constricted  before  the 
middle  ;  hinder  sides  rounded;  posterior  margin  straight;  disk  in  the 
middle  with  a  short,  broad,  longitudinal  channel,  of  which  the  sides 
are  somewhat  bluntly  raised,  on  each  side  of  it  anteriorly,  a  deep 
fovea,  whence  a  depression  extends  to  the  anterior  angles ;  hinder 
portion  flat  -  convex,  higher  than  the  anterior  part.  Sciitellum 
short,  broad,  reversed  trapeziform,  posteriorly  raised,  concave,  with 
a  central  longitudinal  keel.  Elytra  very  broad  posteriorly;  Cor 'mm 
on  its  anterior  margin  not  \  the  length  of  the  elytron,  on  the  inner 
margin  shorter  ;  posterior  margin  straight,  oblique  ;  the  breadth  is 
about  \  that  of  the  elytron,  anterior  and  inner  margins  with  an 
incrassated  nerve ;    the  region  of  the   Clavus   wide,   membranous, 

*  Pace  25. 


266  HEBRINA. 

posteriorly  not  perceptibly  separated  from  the  membrane  ;  Ilem- 
hrane  very  broad,  thin,  without  perceptible  nerves.  Wings  with  1 
triangular,  basal  cell,  and  1  nerve  at  its  end.  Sfermim  flat,  with  a 
wide  rostral  channel.  Legs  proportionally  long  and  stout ;  posterior 
thighs  curved ;  coxes  on  each  segment  of  the  sternum  very  wide 
apart,  widest  on  the  3rd  ;  tarsi  trimerous  ;  1st  joint  very  small  ;  2nd 
longer,  stout,  the  end  oblique,  clasping  the  Sx'd,  which  is  long, 
stout,  thickest  at  the  end,  rugose  and  hairy,  with  2  very  short, 
curved  claws  ;  the  2nd  and  3rd  joints  are  so  closely  united  as  to 
appear  to  form  but  1  long,  ovate  joint. 

Abdoinen  beneath  convex,  but  flattened  in  the  middle ;  apex 
rounded ;  Connexivum  narrow.  Genital  segments  not  visible  from 
above,  beneath  projecting  through  a  circular  opening  in  the  last 
abdominal  segment ;  in  the  c? ,  2  ;  the  first  short,  annular ;  the  2nd 
at  the  base  cylindrical,  but  then  rapidly  narrowed  to  a  point,  which 
is  curved  upwards ;  in  the  ?  ,  3  ;  the  1st  small,  the  2nd  and  3rd 
cleft  longitudinally  in  the  middle,  but  not  parted. 

This  genus  has  several  aj)parent  relationshijDs,  and  has  been 
variously  placed  by  authors  ;  but  on  the  whole,  it  appears  to  have 
the  nearest  affinity  to  the  sections  between  which  we,  following 
Pior,  have  jjlaced  it. 


Species  1. — Hebrus  pusillus. 

Lyg^us  pusillus.  Fall.  Mon.  Cim.  71,  19  (1807) ;  Hem.  Suec.  G5,  27 
(1829) ;  Germ.  F.  Ins.  Europ.  15,  11. 

Hebuus  pusilla,  Curt.  Ent.  Mag.  i,  199  (1833). 

—  PUSILLUS,  Westio.  An.  Soc.  Ent,  France,  iii,  652,  pi.  6,  fig.  6 
(1834) ;  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  214,  1  (1835) ;  Am.  et 
Serv.  Hem.  294,  1  (1843) ;  Flor,  Eliyn.  Liv.  i,  374, 1 
(1860);  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  104,  1  (1861). 

Black,  dull,  with  fine,  short,  shining  white  hairs  ;  Clavus  at  the  base 
snow-white  ;  Membrane  with  3  long  white  spots  in  a  triangle. 

Head  finely  punctured  ;  margin  of  tlie  Clypeiis  whitish ;  under- 
side yellow-brown,  sides  of  the  rostral  channel  ochreous.  Antennts 
with  short  hairs,  black ;  1st  joint  yellow-brown.  I^ges  piceous ; 
Ocelli  brown.     Rostrum  yellow-brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  posteriorly  brown.     Eh/tra;    Corium  black, 


CORTICICOLIN.V.  267 

witli  close,  short,  yellowish  hairs ;  in  the  middle  a  lougitudinal 
yellowish  line ;  claval  region  on  the  basal  i  snow-white,  posterior 
1  blackish ;  Ifemhrane  fuscous  ;  rather  paler  posteriorly,  with  8  long, 
inwardly  pointing,  w^hite  spots  ;  1  under  the  apex  of  the  corium,  1 
near  the  end  of  the  inner  margin,  and  1  forming  a  triangle  with  the 
others.  Legs  yellow-brown;  tarsi;  3rd  joint  piceous-black  ;  claws 
yellow-brown. 

Length,  1  line. 

On  Lemna,  and  other  aquatic  plants ;  June  and  July,  Plum  stead 
Marshes  ;  Isle  of  Wight  {G.  Lewis)  ;  Southgate  {F.  WalJcer)  ;  "West 
of  England  {Dale). 


Section  ^.—  CORTICICOLINA.'^ 

Family  1.— ANEURID.E. 

Genus  1. — Aneurus,  Cart. 
Very  flat  and  thin,  long-oval,  smooth. 

Head  \evj  broad,  4 -sided,  widened  behind  the  eyes  and  then  sud- 
denly, obliquely  narrowed  to  a  short  neck  ;  Face ;  central  lobe  very 
prominent,  long,  broad,  convex,  rounded  in  front ;  side  lobes  short, 
narrow,  pointed ;  antenniferous  processes  short,  broad,  the  end 
straight.  Antenna;,  tlie  1st  and  2nd  joints  petiolate;  1st  thick, 
reaching  a  little  beyond  the  end  of  the  face ;  2nd  about  the  same 
length,  oval ;  3rd  rather  more  than  half  the  length  of  the  4th,  apex 
straight ;  4th  long,  fusiform-clavate,  as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd  to- 
gether. Fi/es  moderate,  semiglobose,  rather  prominent.  Fostrtim, 
not  half  the  length  of  the  head,  2nd  joint  broad,  triangular ;  3rd 
conical,  pointed  ;  rostral  channel  Avidened  into  a  triangle,  then  pos- 
teriorly contracted. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  twice  as  broad  as  long ;  indistinctly  6-sided, 
anterior  margin  half  the  length  of  the  posterior  margin,  concave,  de- 
flected forward  ;  sides  on  the  1st  |rds  a  little  concave,  divergent,  then 
rounded,  the  last  3rd  almost  straight  or  a  little  convergent  to  the 
acute  posterior  angles ;  posterior  margin  very  slightly  concave ; 
disk  in  front,  within  the  anterior  margin,  transversely  raised  in  the 

*  Pa-e  25. 


268  CORTICICOLINA. 

middle,  and  with  a  wide,  transverse  depression,  deepest  on  tlie  sides. 
Scutellum  large,  broad,  base  straight,  sides  and  apex  rounded  in  a  con- 
tinuous curve.  Elytra  laid  over  each  other  within  the  connexivum, 
not  so  long  as  the  abdomen ;  base  narrow  ;  anterior  margin  nearly 
straight,  a  little  widened  and  sinuate  at  the  base  ;  Corium  very 
short,  sub-triangular,  merging  into  the  broad  membrane ;  close  to 
the  base  and  anterior  margin  a  lanceolate,  concave  cell,  from  the  inner 
side  of  which  a  nerve  extends  posteriorly  and  is  lost  in  the  mem- 
brane ;  between  the  cell  and  the  nerve  a  furrow  which  gradually 
becomes  shallower;  below  the  scutellum  a  transverse  depression 
extends  between  the  nerves  on  each  elytron.  Sternum  depressed  in 
the  region  of  the  coxse,  the  segments  quadrangular.  Legs ;  thighs 
clavate  ;  ^z52'(S  angulated,  widened  to  the  apex  ;  tarsi;  1st  joint  very 
small,  2nd  widened  to  the  apex. 

Abdomen  ;  Abdominal  segments  above  and  beneath,  in  both  sexes, 
6  visible  ;  all  except  the  1st  long,  the  1st  4  with  straight  margins  ; 
5th  on  the  posterior  margin  slightly  concave ;  6th  above,  reflexed, 
convex  in  the  middle,  its  posterior  margin  deeply  concave  ;  in  the  ^ , 
the  6th  segment  beneath,  is  deflected,  convex  in  the  middle,  pos- 
teriorly, deeply,  transversely  crenate,  the  posterior  margin  nearly 
straight;  in  the  ?  ,  the  6th  segment,  above,  has  the  posterior  margin 
less  deeply  but  more  widely  concave  than  in  the  (J,  the  margin  of 
the  excision  thickened  and  raised  ;  on  the  underside  flat,  posteriorly 
crenate  as  in  the  (^  ;  the  posterior  margin  slightly  produced  in  the 
middle ;  Connexivum  very  broad,  horizontal,  the  inner  side  straight, 
outer  side  rounded. 

Genital  segments.  In  the  ^ ,  above  and  beneath,  2  only  are  visible 
— one,  long,  broad,  convex,  rounded  at  the  end,  projects  far  beyond 
the  end  of  the  abdomen ;  the  2nd  represented  by  a  very  small  obtuse 
point  at  each  side  of  it.  In  the  $  ,  above,  the  excision  on  the  pos- 
terior margin  of  the  6th  abdominal  segment  is  filled  by  the  1st  geni- 
tal segment,  which  is  convex  on  the  upper  surface,  and  rounded  be- 
hind ;  beneath,  only  the  narrow  truncate  apex  of  the  last  segment 
is  visible. 


Species  1. — Aneurus  l.evis. 

AcANTHiA  L^vis,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  73,  25  (]794). 

Aradus         —    Fab.  S.  R.  119,  12  (1S03) ;  Fall.  Hem.  Succ.  140,  10 
(1829). 


ARADID-E.  269 

Aneurus  l^vis,  Curt.  B.  E.  ii,  fig.  S6  (1S25)  ;  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  253,  1 
(1835)-;  Am.  et  S^rv.  Hem.  307,  1  (1843);  H.  Schf. 
Wanz.  ix,  141,  t.  310,  fig.  951  (1850);  Kolen.  Mel. 
Ent.  vi,  25,  228  (1857);  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  397,  1 
(1860);  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  116  (1861). 

Aradus  AVENius,  L.  Diif.  Hech.  54,  1,  t.  4,  fig.  36  (1833). 

Black-brown. 

Head  finely  granulated  ;  central  lobe  of  face  red-brown  ;  neck 
smooth.  AntenncB  finely  granulated ;  1st  3  joints,  and  sometimes 
the  4th,  red-brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  on  the  anterior  margin  finely  granulated  ; 
behind  the  anterior  margin  the  1st  3rd  with  deep  punctures  alter- 
nating -with  smooth  rounded  spaces,  the  remainder  of  the  disk  finely 
crenate-punctate,  the  posterior  angles  red-brown.  Scutellum  ybtj 
finely,  transversely  crenate.  JElytra ;  Corium  as  a  red-brown,  trian- 
gular piece  at  the  base  ;  Membrane  smoke-brown,  darker  on  the  an- 
terior side,  delicately  reticulated,  the  cell  and  furrow  whitish. 
Sternum,  black,  delicately  crenate-punctate.  Legs  red-brown,  finely 
granulated. 

Abdomen  red-brown ;  Connexivum,  on  each  segment,  above,  1,  be- 
neath 8  small  nodules. 

Length,  2 — 2^  lines. 

Not  rare ;  gregarious  under  dead  bark,  especially  of  fir  trees,  in 
spring  and  summer. 


Family  2.— ARADID^. 

Genus  1. — Aradus,  Fab. 

Oval,  flat,  the  whole  upper  and  under  surface,  antennoe,  elytra,  and 
legs  granvdated. 
Sead  horizontal,  4-sided,  longer  than  broad,  widest  in  front,  pro- 
duced behind  the  eyes,  then  suddenly  narrowed  to  a  short  neck  ; 
Face ;  central  lobe  very  long,  projecting  beyond  the  1st  joint  of  the 
antennae,  convex,  deep,  rounded  at  the  end,  the  sides  concealing  the 
small  side  lobes  ;  antenniferous  processes  wide,  terminated  by  a 
long,  pointed  spine  on  the  outer  side.  Antennce  usually  thick,  in- 
serted on  the  inner  side  of  the  process,  the  length  of  the  joints 
varying  in  difierent  species  ;  2nd  longest ;  4th  with  the  apex  conical, 


270  CORTICICOLINA. 

and  covered  with  glossy  liairs.  Eyes  semiglobose,  prominent.  Bosfrum 
longer  than  the  head,  of  varying  length,  lying  in  a  narrow,  close- 
fitting  channel ;  1st  joint  extremely  short. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  transverse,  6-sided,  with  foliaceous  side  mar- 
gins, posterior  angles  produced  over  the  base  of  the  elytra ;  disk 
with  4  longitudinal  keels,  and  a  callosity  within  the  hinder  or  poste- 
rior angles.  ScufeUum  long,  triangular,  the  sides  raised  above  the 
elytra.  Elytra  posteriorly  lying  within  the  connexivum ;  Clavus  very 
narrow,  broadest  at  the  base,  as  long  as  the  scutellum  ;  Coriuni  sub- 
membranous,  narrow,  extended  on  the  exterior  but  abbreviated  on 
the  interior  margin  ;  anterior  margin  at  the  base  roundly  widened 
and  reflexed  for  about  ^  the  length ;  posterior  margin  bisinuate  or 
angulated,  strongly  developed ;  nerves  strong  and  raised,  forming  2 
concave  cells,  the  outer  one  lanceolate  with  transverse  reticulations, 
the  inner  one  long-triangular,  about  -J-  the  length  of  the  outer  cell ; 
Memhrane  broad,  posteriorly  rounded,  inner  margin  straight ;  with 
4  long  nerves,  forming  3  principal,  long,  reticulated  cells,  which  do 
not  reach  the  margins,  which,  all  round,  are  equally  broad,  and  finely 
crenate.  Sternum  with  a  rostral  channel,  on  the  Prosternum  deep 
and  wide,  on  the  Meso-  and  Metasternum  linear  and  shallow-  Legs 
thin,  short. 

Ahclo7nen  above,  concave ;  Coimexivum  broad,  horizontal,  outer 
margin  dentate,  the  anterior  margin  of  each  segment  being  narrower 
than  the  posterior  margin  of  the  preceding  one.  Underside  with  a 
fine,  longitudinal,  linear  channel ;  the  segments  slightly  shorter  in 
the  middle,  their  posterior  margin  divergent  obliquely  to  the  sides, 
in  the  ^  more  roundly  on  the  5th  and  6th  segments  ;  in  the  ?  the 
5th  is  shortened  and  raised  in  the  middle  for  the  reception  of  the 
long  genital  segments,  the  6th  appearing  at  the  sides  of  the  latter 
only  as  a  triangular  plate. 

Genital  segments ;  In  the  (^  j  one  only  visible,  filling  the  deep, 
rounded  excision  on  the  6th  abdominal  segment;  on  the  upper 
surface  rounded  behind  ;  on  the  underside  convex  and  prominent, 
then  deflected,  widened,  and  extended  posteriorly  beyond  the  upper 
side,  as  a  continuation  of  the  connexivum,  in  a  foliaceous  plate  which 
is  in  the  middle  cleft,  and  deeply  notched.  In  the  ?  ,  above,  1 
segment  is  visible,  posteriorly  widened  and  extended  as  a  continua- 
tion of  the  connexivum  in  long,  projecting  lobes  ;  beneath,  2  segments 
(the  2nd  and  3rd)  are  visible,  rarely  the  end  of  the  1st  is  exserted  ; 
these  segments  lie  in  the  opening  of  the  last  2  abdominal  segments, 


aradidtE.  271 

they  are  botli  cleft  down  the  middle,  and  the  margins  of  the  cleft 
are  united  into  a  ridge ;  the  first  in  order  of  the  segments  is  trans- 
versely quadrangular ;  the  next,  somewhat  variously  formed  at  the 
base,  is  extended  on  the  posterior  margin,  as  on  the  upper  side,  the 
end  of  the  1st  segment  sometimes  projecting  through  the  cleft  in 
the  convex  basal  portion. 

The  species  oi  Ay'adus  are  said  to  feed  on  fungi. 


Sjjecies  1. — Aradus  depressus. 

AcANTHiA  DEPKESSA,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  72,  22  (1794) ;  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  iv, 

129,  t.  13,  fig.  123  (ISOl). 
Aradus  depeessus,  Fab.  S.  R.  119,  10  (1803);  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  ]38,  7 

(1829);  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  256,  5  (1835);  H.  Schf. 

Wanz.  V,  93,  t.  176.  fig.  542  (1839) ;  Sahib.  Geoc. 

Eeu.  IM,  11  (1818);  Flor,  Rliyu.  Liv.  i,  391,  8 

(1800) ;  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  112,''5  (1861). 
PiESTOSOMA  depkessum.  Am.  et  Serv.  Hem.  309,  1  (1813), 

Brown-black,  with  brown  granulations  ;  2nd  joint  of  the  antennce  a 
little  longer  than  the  3rd;  1st  ^rds  of  the  side  margins  of  the 
p;*o«o/M?;i  yellowish-white;  eZj/Zr^  yellowish- white,  mottled  with 
black,  the  widened  anterior  margin  clear. 

Head  with  3  rows  of  large  granulations,  1  down  the  middle  and  1 
on  each  side,  on  the  latter  a  very  short  spine  close  to  the  eyes. 
Antennce  thick,  black ;  1st  joint  light  brown  ;  2nd  and  3rd  with  a  very 
short  petiole  ;  3rd  with  the  apex  truncate ;  4th  small  at  the  base, 
apex  white.  Tlyes  black.  Rostrum  brownish-yellow,  apex  black, 
reaches  to  the  middle  of  the  prosternura. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  anterior  margin  short ;  sides,  within  the 
margin,  concave,  divergent  to  the  hinder  angles  ;  side  margins  thin, 
broad,  reflexed,  smooth  and  yellowish  for  frds  of  the  length, 
gradually  rounded  off  at  the  hinder  angles,  seen  from  side  curved 
upwards  in  the  middle  ;  the  edge  granulated,  with  1  or  2  larger  more 
prominent  spinose  granules  at  the  anterior  angles ;  hinder  sides  not 
foliaeeous,  slightly  convergent ;  hinder^angles  rounded ;  posterior 
margin  nearly  straight ;  disk  with  an  anterior,  transverse  depression, 
the  posterior  4  broad,  convex  ;  the  keels  parallel,  sharp,  but  thickly 
granulated,  follow  the  longitudinal  contour  of  the  pronotum ;  the 
2  middle  ones  nearer  to  each  other  than  to  the  side  keels,  pos- 
teriorly divergent.     Scutellum   concave,  base  raised,  with  a  short, 


272  CORTICICOLINA. 

granulated  keel ;  the  raised  margins  more  strongly  granulated ; 
apex  acute.  Elytra  as  long  as  the  abdomen ;  Glavus  yellowish- 
white  ;  Corium ;  the  wide  basal  portion  of  the  anterior  margin  ab- 
ruptly rounded,  smooth,  yellowish-white,  posteriorly  brown,  tlie 
edges  with  brown  granulations  ;  disk  yellowish-white,  mottled  trans- 
versely with  black  ;  nerves  at  the  extreme  base,  and  posteriorly  black- 
brown,  in  the  middle  yellowish-white ;  Jilembrane  yellowisb-white 
mottled  with  black,  posteriorly  entirely  black,  or  with  whitish  reti- 
culations. Sternutn  yellow-brown,  sides  black,  base  of  the  coxae 
white.  Legs;  thigJis  brown,  the  base  and  a  broad  ring  before  the 
apex,  yellowish-white  ;  tibice  brown,  or  below  the  base,  and  at  the 
apex,  broadly  yellowish-white ;  tarsi  brown,  or  the  base  yellowish. 

Abdomen  above  yellowish  -  white,  reddish  towards  the  sides ; 
Connexivum  reddish  -  brown,  the  base  of  each  segment  whitish. 
Underside  red-brown,  darker  in  the  middle ;  in  the  ^  the  last 
segment  whitish  in  the  middle.  Genital  segments  in  the  ^J ,  above, 
sides  nearly  straight,  black ;  posterior  margin  sinuate,  projecting 
obliquely  to  the  middle,  at  its  greatest  length  broadly  rounded  off 
inwardly,  and  thus  forming  at  the  cleft  a  notch,  narrow,  deep  and 
triangular,  between  two  lobes ;  each  of  the  lobes  with  a  pale  spot  in 
the  middle,  which  also  appears  on  the  under  side ;  beneath,  the 
segment  is  broadly  whitish  in  the  middle.  In  the  ?  the  segments 
are  black,  the  1st  of  the  2  with  a  whitish,  augulated  spot  pos- 
teriorly ;  the  second  formed  and  marked  similar  to  the  ^ . 

Length,  2 — 2|-  lines. 

Not  rare  under  loose  bark,  in  moss  under  old  trees,  and  among 
dSbris  in  old  hedges,  in  summer. 


/Species  2. — Aradus  corticalis. 

CiMEX  CORTICALIS,  Li?i.  E.  S.  917  (1761) ;  S.  N.  4S2,  17  (1767). 
AcAi^THiA    —        Fad.  E.  S.  iv,  72,  21  (1791) ;  JFotf,  Ic.  Cim.  87,  81, 

t.  9,  fig.  81  (1800). 
Aradus        —        i^«6.  S.  R.  119,  9  (1803) ;  (7«rif.  B.  E.  v,  pi.  230  (1828) ; 

Fall.  Hem.   Suec.  136,  2  (1829);   Zett.  Ins.  Lap. 

270,  2  (1840) ;    Sahib.    Geoc.  Een.  142,  8  (1848) ; 

Flor,   Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  388,  5  (1860);    Fieb.   Europ. 

Hem.  112,  9  (1861). 
—        COMPLAKATUS,  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  256  (1835) ;  //.  Sc///.  Wanz.  v, 
95,  t.  176.  fig.  544  (1S39). 


ARADID.E.  273 

Long-oval,  black-brown,  dull ;  2ud  joint  of  the  antennce  as  long  as 
the  3rd  and  4th  together ;  the  widened  anterior  margin  of 
the  elytra  dirty  yellowish-brown ;  the  projecting  angles  of  the 
co7inexivum  reddish-yellow. 

Head  witli  coarse  yellowish  granulations  ;  Croivii  very  convex, 
with  a  deep  channel  on  eacb  side ;  sides  widened,  slightly  reflexed, 
before  the  eyes  deflected.  AntenncB  very  thick  ;  1st  two  joints  with 
very  short  petioles  ;  the  2nd  slightly  widened  to  the  apex ;  3rd  with 
the  apex  straight,  scarcely  widened,  the  upper  half  dirty,  pale 
yellowish,  sometimes  black ;  4th  narrower  than  the  third,  long 
fusiform,  apex  white.     JRostrum  yellow-brown,  the  end  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum,  anterior  margin  slightly  concave ;  anterior 
angles  acute ;  side  margins  reflexed,  widely  divergent,  nearly 
straight  to  the  hinder  angles,  which  are  broadly  rounded ;  hinder 
side  margin  continuously  rounded,  somewhat  convergent ;  posterior 
angles  broadly  rounded  into  the  posterior  margin,  which  is  slightly 
concave  in  the  middle,  roundly  produced  at  the  ends  over  the  base 
of  the  elytra ;  the  edge,  as  far  as  the  posterior  angles,  with  large, 
spinose  granulations  ;  disk  in  the  middle  transversely  depressed,  in 
front  with  four  small  tubercles,  one  on  each  keel ;  the  two  middle 
keels  go  the  whole  length  of  the  pronotum,  are  nearer  to  each  other 
than  to  the  side  keels,  towards  each  end  slightly  divergent ;  side 
keels  abbreviated  in  front,  divergent  hindwardly,  all  the  keels  and 
the  callosities  at  the  posterior  angles  with  large  granulations ;  the 
keels,  side  margins,  and  posterior  angles  dirty  yellowish,  on  the 
latter  broadly  suff"used.  ScutelJum  concave,  with  a  broad  callosity 
on  the  basal  \  ;  sides  curved,  apex  sub-acute.  Mytra  not  so  long 
as  the  abdomen  ;  Clavus  black-brown,  claval  suture  brown-yellowish  ; 
Corium,  base  yellow-brown,  posteriorly  black-brown ;  the  widened 
portion  of  the  anterior  margin  dirty  yellowish-brown,  not  reaching 
half  the  length,  and  gradually  diminished  posteriorly ;  3Iemhrane 
blackish-brown ;  nerves  yellowish ;  reticulations  whitish ;  an  un- 
defined, yellowish  spot  at  the  base  of  the  inner  margin.  Sternum  ; 
a  spot  at  the  base  of  the  coxae,  pale-yellow  ;  thighs  red-brown,  base 
and  apex  pale  yellowish  ;  tihice  yellowish-brown,  apex  pale  yellowish 
tarsi  brown. 

Abdomen  in  the  ?  beneath,  the  5tli  segment  in  the  middle  of  the 
posterior  margin  straight,  tlience  to  the  sides  oblique  ;  the  6th  seg- 
ment is  only  visible   on   each  side  of  the  genital  segments  as   a 

]8 


274  CORTICICOLINA. 

triangular  plate.  Oonnexivum  above,  with  a  continuous  slight  ridge 
near  the  inner  margin ;  the  posterior  margin  of  each  segment  with 
an  angular  deep  orauge  spot ;  the  lust  segment  posteriorly  rounded 
in  the  ^  :  underside  with  a  small  yellow  nodule  near  the  posterior 
inner  angle  of  each  segment.  Genital  segments,  in  the  (J ,  beneath,  the 
single  segment  is  very  convex,  rounded  posteriorly,  the  foliaceous 
margin  broad^  horizontal,  projecting  far  beyond  the  rounded  pos- 
terior margin  on  the  upper  surface;  the  sides  of  the  projection 
roundly  divergent,  then  suddenly  convergent,  but  projecting,  form- 
ing two  long,  slightly  sinuate  lobes,  rovmded  at  the  apex,  leaving  a 
wide  deep  notch  between  them,  the  edges  of  the  cleft  united  into  a 
ridge  half  way  up  the  convex  part  of  the  segment ;  the  lobes  are 
black  externally,  yellowish  internally.  In  the  $  beneath,  the  1st 
of  the  two  visible  segments  within  the  connexivum,  broad,  quadrate, 
cleft  in  the  centre,  posteriorly  with  a  large,  central,  angular,  yellowish 
spot ;  the  last  segment  is  short,  triangular,  convex,  basal  angles 
prominent,  apex  obtuse,  the  foliaceous  margin  as  in  the  (J. 

Length,  2i— 3|  lines. 

Not  common.  Under  the  loose  bark  of  firs,  in  summer ;  AV^est 
Wickham,  Kent. 


Sjjecies  3. — Aradus  aterrtmus. 

Akadus  aterbimus,  Fieb.  in  litt. 
Deep  black,  dull,  the  granulations  all  fine. 

Seacl  long,  rather  narrow,  a  little  widened  in  front,  sides  straight, 
raised,  with  a  small  tubercle  close  to  the  eyes ;  before  the  eyes 
greatly  deflected ;  antenniferous  processes  acute,  the  spinose  points 
slightly  turned  inwards ;  central  lobe  a  little  widest  at  the  base,  its 
sides  somewhat  compressed ;  Croivn  with  a  deep  fovea  towards  each 
side.  Antennce  thin  ;  Lst  joint  thickest,  oval ;  2nd  and  3rd  clavate, 
the  base  with  a  short  petiole ;  2nd  not  quite  so  long  as  the  3rd  and 
4th  together ;  3rd  f  the  length  of  the  2nd,  apex  straight ;  4-th 
half  the  length  of  the  3rd,  long  fusiform,  apex  white.  Eyes  very 
large  and  prominent.  liostrum  reaching  to  the  1st  pair  of  coxae, 
black-brown. 

Thorax. — Fronotiim ;  anterior  margin  slightly  concave,  longer 
than  the  widtli  of  the  neck  ;  side  margins  narrow,  but  rounded  at 


ARADID-f;.  275 

the  anterior  angles,  gradually  widened,  sinuate  and  reflexed  to  the 
hinder  angles,  which  are  rounded;  hinder  side  margins  less  reflexed, 
gradually  narrower  to  the  posterior  angles,  which  are  rounded ; 
posterior  margin  nearly  straight,  but  little  produced  at  the  ends  ; 
disk  finely  transverse-crenate,  in  front,  towards  the  sides  depressed, 
posteriorly  transversely-convex ;  keels  thick,  not  deep,  the  two 
middle  ones  rather  closer  to  each  other  than  to  the  side  keels,  as 
long  as  the  pronotum,  slightly  divergent  and  shallower  posteriorly  ; 
the  side  keels  much  abbreviated  in  front ;  between  the  keels  deep 
furrows ;  the  callosity  at  the  posterior  angles  large,  prominent. 
Scutellum  long,  narrow,  conca\  e,  the  base  raised,  side  margins  much 
raised  and  recurved,  apex  obtuse.  Elytra ;  Corium,  the  foliaceous 
enlargement  of  the  anterior  margin  reflexed,  not  very  wide,  gradually 
narrower ;  nerves  and  reticulations  of  the  disk  strong.  Sternum 
with  a  small  yellow  spot  at  the  base  of  the  coxte.  Legs;  tMghs 
black  ;  tihlcs  and  tarsi  black-brown. 

Abdomen;  in  the  $  beneath,  the  6th  abdominal  segment  is 
visible  only  in  the  connexivum,  the  intervening  transverse  space 
being  occupied  by  the  1st  of  the  visible  genital  segments,  which  is 
quadrangular  and  very  convex  ;  the  2nd  visible  genital  segment  is 
very  convex,  posteriorly  rounded,  then  suddenly  deflected  to  the 
horizontal  foliaceous  margin,  of  which  the  two  lobes  are  broad  and 
regularly  rounded,  the  posterior  notch  between  them  small  and 
angular,  and  the  cleft  extended  as  a  ridge  up  the  convex  end  of 
the  basal  part  of  the  segment.  In  the  ^ ,  the  foliaceous  margin  of 
the  last  genital  segment  is  not  so  much  rounded  on  the  sides  as  in 
the  ?  .  Connexivum  with  a  deep  yellow,  angular  spot  at  the  pos- 
terior outer  angle  of  each  segment ;  6th  segment  long,  rounded 
posteriorly ;  beneath,  a  small  round  yellow  tubercle  near  the 
anterior  inner  angle  of  each  segment,  and  the  yellow  spot  at  the 
posterior  angle  showing  through  from  the  upper  side. 

Length,  2f  lines. 

Kare ;  one  specimen,  $  ,  taken  at  Darenth  Wood,  among  chips  on 
the  stump  of  a  felled  oak,  30tli  INIay,  1861  {Dovglas) ;  another 
example,  ^ ,  from  Mr.  J.  H.  Harding's  collection,  without  note  of 
its  locality. 


276  CAPSINA. 


Skction  ^d.—CAPSINA^ 

Div.  1. — UE"ICELLULL 

Family  L— BRYOCORID^. 

Genus  1. — Bryocoris,  Fall. 

In  developed  examples  somewhat  oval;    in  undeveloped  examples 
somewhat  pyriform,  without  cuneus  or  membrane. 

Head  short,  vertical  in  front ;  twice  as  broad  across  the  eyes  as 
long ;  Crown  flattish  convex,  raised  above  the  eyes ;  Cli/peus  very 
convex  ;  apex  almost  in  a  line  with  the  lower  margin  of  the  eyes ; 
antenniferous  processes  very  short,  in  a  line  with  the  middle  of  the 
lower  half  of  the  eyes ;  Face ;  cenbral  lobe  long,  convex,  somewhat 
broad;  side  lobes 'short,  narrow,  rounded  outwardly.  Ant ennce  in 
the  (^  somewhat  longer  than  the  body,  in  the  ?  a  little  shorter ; 
1st  joint  11  times  as  long  as  the  head  ;  2nd,  twice  as  long  as  the  1st, 
slightly  bi;t  gradually  thickened  to  the  apex  ;  3rd  and  4th  filiform  ; 
3rd  longer  than  the  4th  ;  both  together  longer  than  the  2nd.  Ej/es 
prominent ;  viewed  from  above  almost  hemispherical,  from  the  side, 
short,  subglobose.  Itostrum  short,  reaching  to  beyond  the  1st  pair 
of  coxa3. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  longish  trapezoidal,  l|rd  times  as  broad  across 
the  posterior  margin  as  long  ;  anterior  margin  straight,  angles  acute  ; 
sides  slightly  concave ;  hinder  angles  raised ;  posterior  margin 
straight ;  disk  convex,  with  2  callosities  in  front.  Scutellum  trian- 
gular, raised  above  the  clavus,  with  a  transverse  channel  concealed,  in 
undeveloped  examples,  by  the  posterior  margin  of  the  pronotum. 
Elytra ;  Clavus  convex,  deflected  to  the  corium ;  Corium  horizontal 
in  developed  examples,  as  far  as  the  junction  with  the  cuneus  and 
membrane,  which  are  deflected ;  in  undeveloped  examples  convex, 
raised  to  the  centre,  and  then  deflected  to  the  apex  ;  anterior  margin 
reflexed  ;  Cuneus, in  developed  examples,  long;  base  broad.  Sternum: 
Prosternum;  xyphus  triangailar,  sides  margined;  Mesostcrnvm  convex; 
constricted  anteriorly  ;  elevated  posteriorly  and  with  a  depression  in 
the  middle;  lletasfernum  convex,  somewhat  semicircular  ;  icys  long, 
thin  ;  tarsi;  2nd  and  3rd  joints  of  almost  equal  length;   1st  short. 

*  rase  27. 


BllYOCOlllU^E.  277 


species  1. — Biiyocoris  pteriuis. 

Capsus  PTEiviDis,  Fall.  Mou.  Ciin.   105,  20  (1S07)  ;    Gvrm.  Faun.  Ins. 

Eur.  fasc.  10, 1. 13  (1S13)  ;  Meyer  Bib-,  Caps.  lU,  lU'J 

(1843);  Kirschb.  Caps.  7(5,  70  (1855). 
Bkyocokis    —      Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  152,  1  (1829) ;  Zetl.  Ins.  Lap.  266 

1  (1840);  Sahib.  Gcoc.  Fen.  124,  2  (1848);  Koleu. 

Mel.  Ent,  ii,  129,  116  (1857);  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem. 

238  (1861). 
Halticus      —       Bunn.  Haudb.  ii,  278,  6  (1835). 
Cai'sus  PULCHEii,  Sahib.  Geoc.  Fen.  93,  4  (1848). 
—      (Cafsus)  ptekidis,  Flor,  Rliyu.  Liv.  i,  540,  40  (1860). 

Developed  form. — {Capsus  pulcher,  Sahib.) 
Black,  somewhat  shining,  thickly  clothed  with  fine,  depressed,  goldeu 
hairs. 

Head  ;  Crown  with  a  narrow,  pale-yellowish  streak  along  the  in- 
side of  each  eye.  AiiteniKs ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  pale  yellowish,  apex 
of  the  latter  broadly  black  ;  3rd  and  4th  black,  base  of  the  3rd 
browuisll-yellow^     Eijes  black.     Eostrum  yellowish  ;  tip  piceous. 

Thorax. — Proiiotum  deeply  wrinkled  transversely.  Scutelliun 
wrinkled  transversely.  Elytra;  Clavus\)\a.c^  ;  Co;Tw?rt  pale  yellowish  ; 
the  anterior  margin  interiorly,  a  patch  at  its  junction  with  the 
cuneus  and  the  1st  nerve  pitchy-black ;  Cuneus  pale  yellowish  ;  the 
interior  margin  brown ;  apex  narrowly  piceous  ;  Membrane  brown  ; 
below  the  apex  of  the  cuneus  a  pale,  triangular  patch,  and  below 
the  apex  of  the  cell  another  pale  patch  extending  to,  and  somewhat 
widened  as  it  approaches  the  apex ;  cell-nerve  brown.  Sternum 
black.  Legs  pale  yellow  ;  tarsi  pale  yellow,  3rd  joint  blackish  ;  claws 
brownish-yellow. 

Length,  IJ  line. 

Undeveloped  form. — Pale  yellowish,  thickly  clothed  with  fine, 
depressed,  golden  yellow  hairs. 

Head,  in  the  ^,  piceous;  Grown  with  a  narrow,  pale  yellowish 
streak  along  the  inside  of  each  eje ;  in  the  ?  the  head  is  pale 
yellowish;  Crown  with  a  round  {)iceous  spot;  Face;  base  of  the 
central  lobe  piceous.  Anteniice ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  pale  yellowish, 
apex  of  the  latter  pitchy- black,  broader  in  the  ^  than  the  ?  ;  ord 
and  4th  pitchy-black,  base  of  the  3rd  brownish-yellow.  Fyes  and 
Rostrum  as  in  the  developed  form. 


278  CAPSINA. 

Tlwrax. — Pronotum  deeply  wriukled  transversely  ;  callosities  and 
sometimes  the  anterior  margin  piceous.  Scuiellum  reddish-yellow  ; 
anterior  portion,  as  far  as  the  transverse  channel  aud  sides,  piceous. 
Elytra ;  Corium  pale  yellowish,  transversely  wa-iukled.  Sternum 
piceous.    Legs  as  in  the  developed  form. 

Length,  (5"  1—  ?  I}.  Kue. 

The  only  developed  examples  w^e  have  seen  were  taken  by  Mr. 
Crotch,  but  we  cannot  give  either  date  or  locality.  The  undeveloped 
form  of  the  insect  is  abundant  at  Tunbridge  "Wells,  on  Pteris 
«2'«<«7/;m  in  September  ;  Llangollen. —  {T.  V.  WuUaston.) 


Genus  2. — Monalocoris,  Baltlb. 

Oval. 

Head  short ;  vertical  in  front ;  wider  across  the  eyes  than  long ; 
Crown  flattish  convex,  raised  above  the  eyes,  and  deflected  to  the 
base  of  the  clypeus  ;  Clypeus  convex,  apex  in  a  line  with  the  lower 
margin  of  the  eyes  ;  antenniferous  processes  very  short,  in  a  line 
with  the  middle  of  the  lower  half  of  the  eyes;  Face;  central  lobe 
long,  convex  ;  side  lobes  short,  narrow.  Antennce  in  the  $  grds  the 
length  of  the  body,  in  the  $  as  long  as  the  body  ;  1st  joint  shorter 
than  the  head  ;  2nd  more  than  twice  the  length  of  the  1st,  gradually 
thickened  to  the  apex ;  3rd  and  4th  filiform  ;  3rd  longer  than  the 
4th  ;  both  together  a  little  longer  than  the  2nd.  Fyes  somewhat 
prominent ;  viewed  from  above  hemisp)herical,  from  the  side  oval ; 
Rostrim  reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of  coxte ;  1st  joint  longer  than  the 
head ;  4th  long. 

Thorax. — Pro)iotum  short,  trapezoidal,  1^  times  as  broad  across  the 
posterior  margin  as  long ;  anterior  margin  straight,  angles  acute  5 
sides  slightly  convex  ;  hinder  angles  acute  ;  posterior  margin  con- 
vex ;  disk  convex,  with  2  callosities  in  front.  Scutcllum  triangular, 
equilateral,  raised  above  the  clavus ;  somewhat  convex.  Elytra 
longer  than  the  abdomen  ;  Clavus  convex,  deflected  to  the  corium  ; 
Corium  flattish  convex  ;  horizontal  as  far  as  tlie  junction  with  the 
cuneus  and  membrane,  which  are  deflected ;  Cuneus  short,  trian- 
gular ;  the  anterior  margin  notched  at  the  base.  Sternum  :  Fro- 
stcrmim  ;  xyphus  triangular ;  Mcsostcrmim  short,  convex,  with  a 
central  clianiirl  ;  posterior  margin  convex,  broadly   ijideuled  in  tlie 


BRYOCORIDaE.  279 

middle ;  Metasterniim   convex,   centre   prominently  angled.     Le<jfi ; 
tarsi;  3rd  joint  longest ;   1st  and  2nd  of  almost  equal  length. 


&jjecies  1. — Monalocoris  filicis. 

CiMEx  FiLicis,  Lin.  S.  N.  718,  20  (17G7). 

AcANTHiA  riLicis,  TTolf,  Ic.  Cim.  46,  t.  5,  fig.  43  (ISOl). 

Phytocoius    —     Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  108,  61  (1S29) ;  Ea/in,  Wanz.  ii, 

86,  fig.  172  (1831). 
Capsus  —      3Iei/er  Diir,   Caps.  71,  13  (1813);  Sahib.  Geoc.   Feu. 

113,  50  (1848)  ;  Kirschh.  Caps.  70,  76  (1855). 
Bryocokis      —     Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  ii,  129,  115  (IS57). 
Capsus  (Capstjs)  FiLicis,  Flor,  E-hyn.  Liv.  539,  39  (1860). 
Monalocoris  —         Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  237  (1861). 

Pitcliy-brown,  shining  ;    clothed  with  fine,  short,  depressed,  golden 
yellow  hairs. 

Head  pale  reddish,  or  ochreous-yellow.  Antennce ;  1st  and  2nd 
joints  pale  yellowish  ;  apex  of  the  latter,  and  the  3rd  and  4th  pitchy- 
black  ;  base  of  the  3rd  narrowly  yellowish.  Ui/es  black.  Rostrum 
ochreous-yellow ;  tip  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  piceous,  or  pitchy-black,  thickly  but  finely 
punctiu^ed  ;  anterior  margin  frequently,  and  hinder  angles,  ochreous- 
yellow.  Scutellum  piceous,  finely  wrinkled  transversely.  Elytra  ; 
Clavus  ochreovis-yellow  ;  inner  margin,  suture,  and  base  of  the  nerve 
pitchy-black ;  Cor'mm ;  anterior  margin  ochreous-yellow,  the  colour 
generally  spreading  a  little  way  on  the  disk  at  the  apex ;  Cuneus 
yellowish  ;  Memhrane  fuscous,  iridescent ;  Cell-nerve  brown.  Legs 
pale  yellow;  thighs  on  the  upper  side,  near  the  middle,  with  a 
blackish  spot ;  tarsi  yellow  ;  3rd  joint  and  claws  blackish. 

Length,  1  line. 

Common  everywhere,  on  Fteris  aqiiilina,  and  other  plants,  by 
sweeping  and  beating,  in  July,  August,  and  September. 


280  CAPSINA. 

Div.  2.— BICELLTJLI. 
Family  2.— PITIIANID.^. 

Gl'iiks  1. — Pith  ANUS,  Fleb. 

Liuear-elougate  ;  iu  uudeveloped  examples  the  abdomen  is  longisli 
oval. 

Developed  form. — Head  large,  vertical  in  front ;  vieveed  from  the 
side  subglobose ;  as  long  as  tlie  breadth  across  the  eyes ;  Grown 
flat,  horizontal,  below  the  npper  margin  of  the  eyes ;  CI t/ pens 
prominent,  very  convex ;  apex  in  a  line  with  the  lower  margin  of 
the  eyes  ;  side  lobes  broad,  convex  ;  antenniferous  processes  short, 
in  a  line  with  the  middle  of  the  lower  half  of  the  eyes ;  Face, 
central  lobe  long,  very  convex ;  side  lobes  short,  broad,  convex, 
rounded  outwardly.  AnteimcB  shorter  than  the  body ;  1st  joint 
short,  stout,  cylindrical,  very  narrrow  at  the  base ;  2nd  slightly 
clavate,  about  four  times  the  length  of  the  1st ;  3rd  and  4th  filiform, 
3rd  twice  as  long  as  the  4tli,  both  together  longer  than  the  2nd. 
Eyes  large,  prominent,  spheroidal,  axis  almost  perpendicular.  Ros- 
trum reaching  nearly  to  tbe  1st  abdominal  segment ;  1st  joint  stout ; 
3rd  and  4th  somewhat  fusiform. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  long,  trapezoidal,  constricted  in  front ;  sides 
nearly  straight  for  about  |-  their  entire  length,  then  suddenly 
widened  to  the  acute  hinder  angles ;  posterior  margin  concave ; 
disk  convex,  with  two  large  callosities  in  front,  having  a  deep  trans- 
verse channel  in  their  centre  ;  central  keel  short,  terminating  behind 
the  callosities.  Scutellum  large,  triangular,  convex ;  base  nearly  as 
wide  as  the  posterior  margin  of  the  pronotum  ;  sides  ^  their  length 
from  the  base  suddenly  depressed  obliquely  until  meeting  the  central 
keel  of  the  hinder  portion  ;  anterior  portion  considerably  raised  above 
the  clavus,  and  forming,  with  the  pronotum,  almost  a  continuous 
curve.  Elytra  a  little  longer  than  the  abdomen  ;  Clavus  convex,  de- 
flected to  the  corium  ;  Corium  convex,  horizontal  as  far  as  the  junc- 
tion with  the  cuneus  and  membrane,  which  are  deflected.  Sternum  : 
Prosternum ;  xyphus  short,  triangular ;  Mesosternwn  coTiyex,  some- 
what contracted  posteriorly ;  posterior  margin  slightly  indented  in 
the  middle ;    Mefasternum   convex,    somewhat   semicircular.     Leys 


PITHANIDiE.  281 

thin;  tarsi  long;  1st  joint  longest,  as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd 
together. 

Undeveloped  form. — Head  as  in  developed  specimens. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  cylindrical,  constricted  at  each  end ;  two 
large  callosities  joined  in  front  by  a  transverse  keel,  occupy  the  entire 
space  between  the  constrictions  ;  the  central  keel  terminates  be- 
tween the  callosities,  on  each  side  of  which  is  a  deep  fovea.  Scti- 
telliim  triangular,  convex,  raised  above  the  clavus  and  gradually 
deflected  from  the  base  to  the  apex.  Eli/tra  very  short,  barely 
covering  the  1st  abdominal  segment ;  in  the  ^  rounded  at  the 
apex ;  in  the  $  cut  off  nearly  square  ;  without  cuueus  or  mem- 
brane.    Legs  as  in  developed  examples. 

Abdomen  upperside  convex ;  Connexivum  broad,  almost  perpen- 
dicular. 


Species  1. — Pith  anus  Markeli. 

Capsus  Markeli,  II.Sc/i/.  Waiiz.  iv,  7S,  fig-.  406  (1S38);  Kirsc/t6.  Cups. 
44,  28  (1855). 
—     Fi.AVOLiMBATUS,  Boliem.  Vet.  Akad.  Ilaudl  252  (1849). 
Cyllecoris  vittatus,  Dahlb.  Vet.  Akad.  Haiidl.  205  (1850). 
Capsus  (Cap.sus)  MXrkelii,  Flor,  Eliyu.  Liv.  i,  513,  20  (1860). 
PiTHANUs  Markeli,  Fu'/j.  Europ.  Hem.  239  (186 L). 

Developed  form. — Black. 

Head  slightly  shining ;  Grown  with  two  short,  transverse,  yellow 
streaks  between  the  eyes.  Antennce  black ;  1st  joint  extremely 
narrow  at  the  base,  then  suddenly  swelled  and  curved  on  the  inside, 
the  upper  half  yellowish  white,     liostrum  yellowish  ;  tip  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  very  finely  wrinkled  transversely  behind  the 
callosities.  JEIytra ;  Clavus  transversely  wrinkled  down  the  centre, 
from  the  base  a  short  row  of  deep  punctui-es ;  Corium  piceous,  the 
anterior  margin  broadly  pale  brownish  yellow  throughout  its  entire 
length,  the  colour  extending  more  or  less  upon  the  disk ;  Ctmeus 
pale  brownish-yellow ;  the  interior  margin  and  the  apex  pitchy- 
black  ;  Membrane  pitchy-brown ;  cell-nerves  unicolorous.  Legs 
ochreons-brown ;  thighs,  1st  pair  with  one  row  of  black  spots  on 
the  underside ;  2nd  and  3rd  with  two  rows  on  the  upper  and  under- 
sides, tips  of  the  3rd  pair  piceous  ;  tibiae  darker  than  the  thighs, 
sparingly  set  with  long  fine  hairs  ;    base  of  the  3rd  pair  and  apex  of 


282  CAPSINA. 

all  the  pairs  piceous ;  tarsi  oclireous-brown ;  Srd  joint  and  claws 
pitchy-black. 

Abdomen  black ;     Connexivum   in   the  ^   pitchj-black,  in  the  $ 
yellow. 

Length,  2—24-  lines. 

JJndeveloped  form. — Black. 

Head  as  in  developed  examples. 

Elijtra  :  Clavus  wrinkled  ;  Corium,  anterior  margin  pale-yellowish, 
broadest  at  the  apex.  Abdomen  as  in  developed  examples ;  Con- 
nexivum bright  pale  green.  Legs  of  the  ^  pale  yellow ;  tarsi,  3rd 
pair,  and  claws  piceons  ;  in  the  $  the  thighs  are  pale  pitchy ;  tibice 
darker  ;  the  spots  on  the  thighs  as  iu  the  developed  form. 

Length,  ^^  2,   ?   2^  lines. 

We  have  only  seen  a  single  developed  example  of  this  insect, 
taken  by  Dr.  Power  at  Shirley,  in  August,  1S62.  The  undeveloped 
form  appears  in  June,  and  has  been  taken  at  Eltham,  at  the  roots 
of  grass  beneath  bushes.  New  Forest  (Marshall ) .  Lympstino 
(Pa>fff). 


Pamili'  3.— MIRTDtE. 

Ge/iiis  1. — MiRis,  Fa/j. 
Linear-elongate,  sides  more  or  less  parallel. 

Head  horizontal ;  viewed  from  the  side  almost  a  parallelogram, 
as  long  as  or  longer  than  the  breadth  between  the  eyes :  Crown 
slightly  convex,  with  a  central  channel ;  Clypeus  long,  sometimes 
slightly  raised  at  the  apex,  and  with  lateral  lobe-like  processes  in 
front  of  the  eyes,  at  the  end  of  which  is  a  tubercle  bearing  the 
antennae ;  Face  triangular ;  central  lobe  very  large,  prominent,  very 
convex ;  side  lobes  very  short ;  narrow.  Anfennce  variable  in  length  ; 
1st  joint  stout,  cylindrical,  somewhat  bent,  longer  than  the  head; 
2nd  variable  in  length,  not  so  stout  as  the  1st ;  3rd  and  4th  filiform, 
both  together  longer  or  shorter  than  the  2nd.  Fges  more  or  less 
prominent,  viewed  from  above  somewhat  hemispheric,  from  the 
side,  oval.  Bostrum  variable  in  length,  sometimes  reaching  to  the 
2nd  pair  of  coxte,  sometimes  to  the  2nd  abdominal  segiiient ;  1st 
joint  more  or  less  stout. 


MIRID.E.  283 

Thorax. — Fronotum  trapezoidal ;  more  or  less  convex ;  generally 
with  a  central  keel,  and  2  more  or  less  distinct  callosities  in  front ; 
as  broad  as  long,  or  broader  across  the  posterior  margin  ;  anterior 
margin  concave,  angles  acute ;  sides  nearly  straight,  sometimes  mar- 
gined; hinder  angles  acute  or  rounded ;  generally  raised ;  posterior 
margin  straight,  or  sometimes  concave  in  the  middle.  Scutellum 
triangular,  slightly  raised  above  the  clavus,  with  a  transverse  channel 
in  front  and  a  longitudinal  central  keel.  Elytra;  Clavus  convex, 
deflected  to  the  corium  ;  Curium  horizontal,  flat,  or  slightly  convex. 
Cuneus  and  JMcmhrane  continued  in  a  line  with  the  corium.  Ster- 
num :  Prostcrnum  ;  xyphus  triangular,  sometimes  pointed  and  with 
a  flattish  central  channel ;  sides  sometimes  convex  and  margined  : 
Mesosternum  convex ;  sometimes  narrowed  posteriorly  and  faintly 
indented,  or  flattish  above,  slightly  deflected  to  the  posterior  margin, 
and  with  a  central  channel ;  Metasternum  convex ;  centre  promi- 
nent, angular,  or  flattish  with  a  callosity  in  the  centre.  Legs  long 
and  thin ;  3rd  pair  longest  ;  thiglis  sometimes  toothed  beneath ; 
tihice  sometimes  bent  near  the  base ;  tarsi  long,  1st  joint  longest ; 
2nd  shortest ;  2ud  and  3rd  together  longer  than  the  1st. 


SjJGcicS   1  . MiRIS  HOLSATUS. 

MiRis  HOLSATUS,  Fab.  S.  R.  25i,  4  (1S03) ;  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  132,  7 
(1S29) ;  H.  Schf.  Wanz.  iii,  41,  fig.  256  (1830)  ;  Zett. 
Lis.  Lap.  2S0,  4  (1S40);  Mei/er  Biir,  Caps.  36,  5 
(1843);  Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  ii,  99,  72  (184.5);  ScMll. 
Arb.  und  Verand.  52  (1845) ;  Sahib.  Geoc.  Fen.  86, 
2  (1848)  ;  Kirschb.  Caps.  34,  7  (1855)  ;  Flor,  Rhyn. 
Liv.  i,  427,  4  (1S60) ;  Fieh.  Europ.  Hein.  239,  3 
(1861). 
—    iiOLSATicus,  Burni.  Haiulb.  ii,  265,  4  (1835). 

Longish  oval.     Green  or  brownish  yellow. 

Head  finely  punctured ;  Crown  with  a  central  channel,  deepest 
between  the  eyes  and  continued  to  the  apex  of  the  clypeus ;  along 
the  inner  margin  of  the  eyes  a  pitchy-black  line.  AntenncE  brownish- 
yellow,  almost  as  long  as  the  body ;  1st  joint  clothed  with  short 
blackish  hairs.  Eyes  brown,  somewhat  prominent.  Rostrum  yel- 
lowish, reaching  to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxte;  tip  black. 


284  CAPSINA. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  short,  the  length  equal  to  tlie  width  across 
the  posterior  margin  ;  anterior  margin  concave  ;  sides  almost  straight 
to  before  the  hinder  angles,  then  gently  rounded ;  the  latter  slightly 
raised ;  posterior  margin  nearly  straight ;  disk  convex  posteriorly, 
finely  punctured,  the  anterior  margin  of  the  flat  callosities  channelled ; 
central  keel  pale-yellowish  ;  a  more  or  less  broad  black  or  piceous 
streak  extends  across  the  disk  in  a  line  with  each  eye,  and  frequently 
the  callosities  are  entirely  black  or  piceous.  Scutellum  finely  punc- 
tured ;  central  keel  pale-yellowish,  generally  margined  with  piceous, 
basal  angles  piceous.  Elytra:  Clavus ;  inner  margin  narrowly 
piceous,  and  with  a  more  or  less  distinct  piceous  streak  on  each  side 
the  pale  nerve;  Corium;  anterior  margin  broadly  pale-yellowish; 
from  the  centre  of  the  disk  a  piceous  streak  extends  through  the 
nerve  of  the  inner  cell  to  the  apex  of  the  anterior  margin  of  the 
membrane,  generally  interrupted  as  it  crosses  the  posterior  margin 
of  the  corium  ;  Membrane  gray,  somewhat  abbreviated,  with  a  short 
piceous  streak  on  the  anterior  margin  opposite  the  cuueus ;  Cell- 
nerves  reddish  or  yellowish ;  inner  cell  sometimes  wanting.  Legs 
yellowish,  brownish-yellow  or  green,  clothed  with  short  hairs,  espe- 
cially on  the  tibiae ;  tliiglis  of  nearly  equal  thickness ;  3rd  pair  with 
2  rows  of  brownish  or  blackish  spots  on  the  upperside  and  1 
row  on  the  underside,  occasionally  the  spots  are  more  or  less  con- 
fluent; tihice  straight;  tarsi;  1st  joint  longest,  apex  of  the  3rd  and 
claws  piceous. 

Length,  3 — 3|  lines. 

Apparently  a  scarce  species.  Taken  in  Ileadly  Lane  in  Sep- 
tember. We  have  also  received  it  from  Mr.  Gr.  R.  Crotch,  but 
without  date  or  locality. 

Species  2. — MiRis  l^vigatus. 

CiMEX  L/EViGATUs,  LU.  S.  N.  730,  101  (17G7);  Be  G.   Mein.  iii,  192,  30 

(1780). 
Minis  —  Falj.  S.  R.  253,  2  (1803) ;  Fall.  Hcni.  Suec.  i.  130,  4 

(1829);  Burnt.  Haiulb.  ii,  2G5,  1  (1835);  //.  Sclif. 

Waiiz.  iii,  43,  fig.  259  (1836) ;  Am.  et  Sen.  Hem. 

277,   1   (1813);    Meyer  Dilr,  Caps.   35,  3   (1813); 

Koled.  Mel.  Ent.  ii,  98,  70  (1815);  Schill.  Arlj.  uud 

Veiand.   52  (1845);  Klrschlj.  Caps.  33,   5  (1855); 

Flor,  Khyn.  Liv.  i,  425,  3,  &  ii,  608  (iSfiO);  Fieb. 

Europ.  lleiu.  210,  1  (1861). 
—      viiiENS,  UaliH,  Waiiz.  ii,  79,  fig.  165  (1835). 


MIRIDiE.  285 

Green,  yellow,  or  reeldish-yellow.     Tliiglis ;  3rd  pair  notclied  before 
the  apex;  tibiae  beut  below  the  base,  and  somewhat  thickened. 

Head  very  finely  punctured,  and  clothed  with  short  yellowish 
hairs,  especially  in  front ;  Crown ;  central  furrow  deep,  short ;  be- 
hind the  eyes  a  short  black  streak.  Aiitennce  sometimes  entirely 
brown,  or  the  1st  joint  and  basal  half  of  the  2nd  greenish,  thickly 
clothed  with  longish,  somewhat  erect  yellowish  hairs,  especially  the 
1st ;  apical  half  of  tlie  2nd,  3rd,  and  ith,  red.  Rostrum  yellow,  or 
brownish-yellow;  4th  joint  brown-black. 

TJiorax. — Pronotum  ;  anterior  margin  concave,  angles  acute,  and 
produced ;  sides  narrowly  margined,  very  slightly  concave ;  liinder 
angles  raised  ;  posterior  margin  almost  straight  across  the  scutellum, 
faintly  notched  in  the  middle  ;  disk  convex,  deeply  and  finely  punc- 
tured, with  a  blackish  or  piceous  longitudinal  streak  extending  from 
behind  each  eye  sometimes  across  its  entire  length ;  central  keel 
frequently  pale  yellowish.  Scutellum  finely  punctured  ;  basal  angles 
black  or  piceous  ;  central  keel  yellowish.  Elytra :  Clavus ;  inner 
margin  in  yellow  examples,  with  a  small  piceous  spot  at  the  scutellar 
angle,  and  another  at  the  apex,  tlie  nerve  narrowly  margined 
with  piceous ;  in  green  examples  the  apex  is  generally  reddish ; 
Cerium  in  yellow  examples  with  a  more  or  less  distinct,  longitudinal, 
piceous  streak  between  the  1st  and  2nd  nerves,  joined  to  a  triangular 
brown  or  piceous  spot  at  the  junction  of  the  1st  nerve  with  the 
inner  basal  angle  of  the  cuneus ;  in  green  examples  the  apical  spot 
alone  is  visible ;  Membrane  gray,  with  a  piceous  streak  extending 
from  below  the  apex  of  the  inner  cell-nerve  to  the  apex  of  the 
anterior  margin ;  cell-nerves  in  yellow  examples,  whitish  or  yellowish- 
white;  in  green  examples,  frequently  the  outer  cell-nerve  is  reddish, 
and  the  inner  one  green.  Sternum  ;  Mesosternum  black  in  the  centre  ; 
Legs  pale  or  dark-brown,  sparingly  clothed  with  short  yellowish 
hairs;  tliighs  ;  3rd  pair  notched  before  the  apex,  with  2  longitudinal 
rows  of  piceous  spots  on  the  upper  side  ;  tihicB  bent  below  the  base, 
and  somewhat  thickened,  apex  often  ferruginous-red ;  tarsi  yel- 
lowish, or  brownish-j'ellow  ;  apex  of  the  3rd  joint  and  claws  piceous. 

Abdomen  underneath  yellowish,  sides  with  a  piceous  streak. 

Length,  M\ — 4^  lines. 

This  insect  bears  a  great  resemblance  to  JM.  virens ;  the  principal 
distinctive  character  being  the  absence  of  the  piceous  spot  at  the 
apex  of  the  corium  in  the  last  named.  We  have  not  seen  an 
authentic  British  specimen  of  M.  virens.     A  common  species,  and 


5^86  CAPSINA. 

widely  distributed  from  June  to  October.  It  is  to  be  met  with  by 
searching  and  sweeping  amongst  herbage  and  grass.  It  has  occurred 
at  New  Forest,  Tolkestone,  Lee,  Bexley  and  Scarborough. 


Species  3. — Miius  calcaratus. 

MiRis  CALCAiiATUS,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  131,  5  (1S29) ;  Burm.  Ilanclb.  ii, 
265,  ,1  (1835) ;  //.  Schf.  AVanz.  iii,  39  (1S36J ; 
Zett.  lus.  Lap.  280,  3  (1810);  Am.  et  Serv.  278,  2 
(1813);  Meijerl)ih\  Caps.  34,  1  (1813);  Schill. 
Arb.uud  Verand.  52  (1815)  ;  SaJilh.  Geoc.  Een.  86, 
1  (1S18);  Kinchb.  Caps.  33,  4  (1855);  Mor, 
Ehyii.  Liv.  i,  42],  1  (1860). 
—     DENTATA,  Eahi,  Waiiz.  i,  15,  fig.  8  (1831). 

BuACHYTUOPis  CALCAKATA,  Fieb.  Eufop.  Hcm.  211  (ISGl). 

Greenish  or  brownish-yellow,  sometimes  with  a  very  pale  rosy  tinge. 
Pronolum  ;  sides  narrow!}^  margined  ;  thic/lis ;  3rd  pair  toothed 
underneath. 

Head  finely  punctured,  and  clothed  with  short  hairs,  especially  in 
front ;  Crown  with  a  central  channel  extending  to  the  apex  of  the 
clypeus,  deepest  between  the  eyes  ;  sometimes  the  channel  and  a 
line  along  the  inner  margin  of  each  eye  pitchy-browu.  Anlennw  in 
the  (J  shorter  than  in  the  $  ;  brownish,  or  green  ;  in  the  latter 
case  the  3rd  and  4th  joints  are  frequently  reddish ;  1st  and  2nd 
thickly  clothed  with  longish,  somewhat  depressed,  yellowish  hairs  ; 
2nd  thinnest  at  its  apex  ;  3rd  and  4th  somewhat  filiform.  Hostriim 
brownish-yellow,  reaching  to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxae  ;  tip  black. 

Thorax.  —  Pronotum  thickly  and  finely  punctured,  crenate  in  front ; 
sides  narrowly  margined,  and  with  a  deep  fovea  a  little  behind  the 
anterior  angles ;  central  keel  very  flat,  and  with  the  side  margins 
pale  yellowish  ;  disk  with  a  more  or  less  distinct  pitchy  streak  in  a 
line  with  each  eye  ;  hinder  angles  somewhat  raised  and  widened. 
Scutellum  finely  punctured,  the  anterior  portion  almost  concealed 
beneath  the  posterior  margin  of  the  pronotum  ;  in  brown  examples 
the  sides  and  central  keel  are  pale.  Eli/fra;  Clavus,  inner  mai'gin 
frequently,  narrowly  rosy  ;  Corium  very  finely  punctured,  and 
clotlied  with  extremely  short,  depressed  yellow  hairs ;  anterior 
margin  broadly,  and  nerves,  pale  yellowish  ;  disk  between  the  1st 


MIRID.E.  287 

nerve  aud  the  claval  suture  frequently  svifFused  witli  pale  rosy ; 
3Iemlrane  pale,  with  a  blackish  streak  extending  from  below  the 
cells  to  the  apex;  cell-nerves  green,  or  yellowish,  or  rosy,  the  inner 
one  exteriorly  margined  with  blackish.  Sternum;  Prosternum  &ne\j 
punctured,  aud  with  a  piceous  streak  along  the  middle ;  Meso- 
sternum ;  centre  black.  Lecjs ;  brownish  or  green;  thighs;  3rd 
pair  with  2  teeth  on  the  underside,  the  posterior  one  longest,  and 
bent  outwardly  ;  and  with  2  longitudinal  rows  of  piceous  spots  on  the 
upperside,  and  1  row  on  the  underside  ;  tihice  ;  3rd  pair  slightly  bent 
inwardly  a  little  below  the  base;  tarsi;  1st  joint  longest. 

Abdomen ;  upperside  black ;  connexivum  red  ;  underneath  yel- 
lowish, with  a  black  streak  along  the  side,  terminating-  before  the 
apex. 

A  common  species,  and  widely  distributed.  It  has  occurred  at 
Lewisham,  Darenth,  and  elsewhere,  by  sweeping  and  searching 
amongst  grass,  &c.,  in  June  and  July.     Scat-borough  (TViUiinson). 


/Species  4. — Minis  erraticus. 

CiMEX  ERRATICUS,  Lhi.  S.  N.  ii,  731,  107  (1767). 

Mniis  —        Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  132,  6  (1829);  Ilakn,  Waiiz.  ii, 

78,  fi-s.  163  &  164  (1831)  ;  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  205, 
3  (1835) ;  H.  Sc/if.  Wauz.  iii,  40  (183G)  ;  Mei/er 
Dib;  Caps.  34,  2  (1843);  Am.  et  Sere.  Hem.    278, 

3  (1843)  ;  Kolen.  Mel.  Eut.  ii,  96,  68  (1845) ;  Schill. 
Arb.  mid  Yeraiid.  52  (1845);  SaUb.  Geoc.  Fen.  87, 

4  (1848) ;  Kirsclib.  Caps.  32, 1  (1855) ;  Flor,  Khjn. 
Liv.  i,  431,  6,  &ii,  60S  (1860).  " 

—     TRiTici,  Curt.  Brit.  Eut.  xv,  701  (1838). 
NoTOSTiRA  ERRATiCA,  Fich.  Europ.  Hcm.  242  (1861). 

^  Black,  pi'onotum  and  corium  margins  green,  or  greenish-yellow ; 
$   greenish,  yellowish-green,  or  rosy. 

^  Head ;  Crown  somewhat  depressed  in  the  centre  towards  the 
hinder  margin,  and  with  a  yellow  spot  on  each  side  of  the  central 
channel ;  CJi/peiis  with  a  somewhat  broad  yellow  streak,  extending 
from  the  front  of  the  eyes  to  the  antenniferous  processes. 

Thorax. — Pronotum,  sides  greenish-yellow,  widest  posteriorly; 
central  keel  greenish-yellow.  Elytra:  Corium;  anterior  margin 
green,  or  greenish-yellow ;  Cuneus  green  or  greenish-yellow ;  inner 


288  CAPSINA. 

basal  angle  black  ;  Memlrane ;  cell-nerves  black  ;  apex  of  tbe  inner 
cell-nerve  yellowish.     The  other  characters  as  in  the  ?  . 

$  Head  almost  as  long  as  the  prouotum,  finely  punctured ; 
CroivUt  central  furrow  deep,  terminating  in  a  line  with  the  front  of 
the  eyes ;  Cli/peus  notched  at  the  apex,  the  antenuiferous  processes 
sometimes,  and  a  central  line,  piceous.  Antennce  brownish  or 
brownisli-pink,  clothed  with  short,  stout,  somewhat  erect,  yellow 
hairs ;  1st  joint  with  a  broad  black  streak  along  the  outside,  fre- 
quently extending  throughout  its  entire  length,  sometimes  wanting 
in  the  $  ;  apical  half  of  the  3rd  and  4th  entirely  piceous.  Bostrum 
brownish-yellow,  tip  brown. 

Thorax. — Prouotum,  anterior  margin  concave ;  sides  narrowly 
margined,  almost  straight,  with  a  deep  triangular  fovea  at  the  an- 
terior margin  of  the  flat  callosities  ;  hinder  angles  rounded,  slightly 
raised ;  posterior  margin  almost  straight ;  disk  flattish  convex,  pos- 
teriorly finely  wrinkled  transversely,  witb  a  central  and  2  side  keels 
yellowish-white,  frequently  margined  with  piceous.  Scutellum 
sometimes  rosy,  with  a  pale,  yellow,  central  keel,  the  latter  generally 
margined  with  piceous.  Elytra;  Clavus,  inner  margin  narrowly 
piceous,  disk  on  each  side  of  the  yellowish  nerve  frequently  more  or 
less  piceous,  suture  yellowish  ;  Cormm  nerves  pale  yellowish  ;  Mem- 
brane black,  below  the  inner  cell-nerve,  and  extending  to  the  apex, 
a  triangular  whitish  patch  ;  cell-nerves  yellowish  or  brownish  ; 
inner  cell  white.  Leys  brownish,  or  brownish-yellow,  thickly  covered 
with  long  yellowish  hairs,  especially  on  the  tibire ;  thighs  of  the  2nd 
and  3rd  pairs  cut  ofli"  obliquely  on  the  underside  before  and  to 
the  apex ;  3rd  with  two  longitudinal  rows  of  black  spots  on  the 
upper,  and  one  row  on  the  underside  ;  sometimes  the  2nd  pair 
have  a  row  on  the  upperside,  or  the  1st  a  row  on  the  inside ;  tihice, 
3rd  pair  almost  straight,  a  little  thickened  below  the  base ;  tai-si, 
apex  of  the  3rd  pair,  and  frequently  the  extreme  apex  of  the  1st  and 
2nd,  and  claios  piceous. 

Length,  3^ — 4  lines. 

An  abundant  species  everywhere,  by  sweeping  and  searching 
amongst  herbage  in  August  and  September. 


MIRIUii:.  289 


Sjjecie-s  5. — Miris  longicornis. 

MiRis  LOXGicoRNis,  Fall.  Hern,  i,  129,  3  (1829);  //.  Sc///.  Wauz.  iii,  43, 
fig.  258  (1836)  ;  ^leyei;  Caps.  37,  7  (1813) ;  SaM. 
Geoc.  Ten.  87,  5  (1848);  KirscB.  C.ips.  32,  2 
(1855);  Flor,  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  434,  8  (I860). 

Meg.vlocer.ii:.\   —    Feed.  Europ.  Hem.  243  (1S61). 

Elongate,  linear.  Yellowish-green.  Aulennce  considerably  longer 
than  the  body.  Legs;  2nd  pair  shoi'test ;  3rd  almost  twice 
as  long  as  the  2ad;  iihice  straight. 

Head.—  Crown  convex,  with  a  deep  central  channel  terminating 
almost  in  a  line  with  the  apes  of  the  antenniferous  processes ;  CJij- 
])eus  ;  extreme  apex  slightly  reflexed.  Antennce  considerably  longer 
than  the  bod}^,  yellowisli  or  brownish-yellow  ;  1st  joint  as  long  as 
the  pronotum  and  scutellum  together,  clothed  with  short  black 
hairs ;  2nd  for  about  f  its  length  clothed  with  short  black  hairs  ; 
3i'd  and  4th  generally  brownish.  Eijes  somewhat  prominent.  Ros- 
trum yellowish-green,  reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of  coxse ;  tip  blackish. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  with  a  more  or  less  distinct  transverse  channel 
behind  the  concave  anterior  margin,  angles  acute ;  sides  slightly 
concave,  very  narrowly  margined  from  behind  the  transverse  channel ; 
hinder  angles  short,  acute,  slightly  raised  ;  posterior  margin  slightly 
concave  across  the  scutellum ;  disk  finely  shagreened,  brownish  or 
brownish-yellow,  margins  and  central  keel  yellow ;  callosities  with  a 
deep  fovea  in  the  centre.  Scutellum  brownish-yell oav  with  a  pale- 
yeliow  central  line ;  basal  angles  with  a  deep  fovea.  Elytra : 
Coriuin ;  inner  margin  of  the  1st  nerve  whitish ;  Membrane  gray, 
with  a  slight  purple  tinge,  faintly  iridescent,  below  the  inner  cell, 
and  extending  to  the  apex,  a  paler  patch  ;  cell-nerves  yellowish- 
white  ;  inner  cell  pale.  Legs  greenish-yellow  ;  2nd  pair  shortest ; 
3rd  almost  twice  as  long  as  the  2nd,  clothed  with  very  short  black 
hairs;  tihi(B  brownish  at  the  apex,  with  lougish,  erect,  somewhat 
spinose,  blaclv  hairs ;  tarsi  and  cJaics  blackisli,  base  of  the  1st  joint 
of  the  former  brown. 

Length,  -4  lines. 

Not  an  uncommon  species  by  sweeping  and  beating  plants  growing 
on  hedge-banks.  It  has  been  taken  at  Lee,  Bexley,  Dartford,  and 
Mickleham,  in  June  and  July. 

19 


290  CAPSINA. 


Species  6. — Minis  ruficornis. 

MiRis  iiUFicoRNis,  Fall.  Hera.  Suec.  i,  133,  8  (1S39) ;  H.  Schf.  Wauz. 

iii,  40  (183G) ;  ZetL  Ins.  Lap.  281,  5  (1S39J ;  2Iei/cr, 

Caps.   37,    6   (1843);    Schill.  Arb.    mid  Verand. 

52  (1845) ;  Geoc.  Fen.  87,  6  (1848) ;  Kirschb.  Caps. 

32,  3  (1855);  Flor,  Rhyu.  Liv.  i,  435,  9  (I860}, 

&  ii,  608  (1861). 
Tkigonotylus  —   Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  243  (1861). 

Linear.     Bluish-gi'eeu  or  green.     Tihice  straight. 

Head ;  Crown  witli  a  deep  central  channel  terminating  almost  in  a 
line  witli  the  apex  of  the  antenniferous  processes.  Antennce  red,  as 
long  as  the  body  ;  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  pronotum,  2nd,  3rd,  and 
4th  of  almost  eqnal  thickness,  4th  generally  brownish-red.  Eyes 
somewhat  prominent.  JRostrum  brownish-yellow,  reaching  to  the 
2nd  pair  of  coxae ;  tip  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  short ;  anterior  margin  concave,  angles  acute ; 
sides  almost  straight,  narrowly  margined ;  hinder  angles  short, 
rounded,  reflexed  ;  posterior  margin  concave  across  the  scutellum  ; 
disk  with  a  pale  central  keel  and  2  callosities  in  front ;  on  either 
side,  before  the  latter,  a  transverse  triangular  fovea  or  channel  ter- 
minating before  reaching  the  former,  a  streak  in  a  line  with  each  eye 
and  the  margius  of  the  central  keel  piceous.  Scutellum  with  a 
yellowish  central  keel,  its  margins  frequently  piceous.  Elytra  some- 
what diaphanous ;  Guneus  long  and  narrow ;  Membrane  gray  ;  cell- 
nerves  pale  greenish.  Legs  greenish  or  brownish-yellow  ;  tarsi  reddish 
or  brownish,  3rd  joint  and  clcaos  blackish. 

Length,  2^ — 2^-  lines. 

A  common  species  amongst  grass,  &c.,  in  June  and  July.  It  has 
been  taken  at  Dartford,  Charlton  ;  Scarborough  (Wilkinson). 

Genus  2. — Acetropis,  Fieb. 

(^  linear;    ?  longish  oval. 

Head  horizontal ;  as  long  as  the  breadth  across  the  eyes  ;  Crown 
almost  flat,  with  a  curved  depression  between  the  eyes ;  Clypeus  tri- 
angular, with  somewhat  rounded  sides,  apex  reflexed  ;    Eace  almost 


i 


MIRID^.  291 

vertical;  central  lobe  convex  ;  side  lobes  long.  Antennm ;  Ist  joint 
cylindrical,  as  long  as  or  longer  tban  tlie  pronotnm,  stouter  in  the  ? 
than  in  the  $ ,  somewhat  tapered  to  the  apex  ;  2nd  of  the  (^  2| 
times  as  long  as  the  1st,  of  the  ?  3^  times ;  3rd  and  4th  together 
about  ^  the  length  of  the  2nd  ;  4th  about  -i  the  length  of  the  3rd. 
Ei/es  small.  Rostrum  reaching  to  beyond  the  3rd  pair  of  coxa? ;  1st 
joint  stout. 

TJiorax. — Pronotum  horizontal ;  short,  trapezoidal ;  anterior  margin 
concave,  about  \  the  width  of  the  posterior  one;  sides  margined 
and  reflexed ;  hinder  angles  acute,  slightly  raised  ;  posterior  margin 
almost  straight ;  disk  flattish  convex,  with  a  transverse  channel  in 
front,  deepest  in  the  centre  at  the  termination  of  the  strong  central 
keel.  Scutellum  triangular,  with  a  transverse  channel  near  the 
base ;  hinder  portion  convex,  with  a  strong  central  keel.  Elytra 
longer  than  the  abdomen ;  all  the  nerves  strong  and  elevated  ; 
Clavus  deflected  to  the  corium ;  Co-rium,  anterior  margin  nearly 
flat ;  Cuneus  and  Memhrane  generally  imperfectly  developed ;  the 
former  is  then  continued  round  the  apex  of  the  latter  and  the  outer 
cell  occupies  nearly  the  entire  length  of  the  membrane.  Sternum  : 
JProste-rnum ;  xyphus  almost  conical ;  3Iesosternwn  broad,  convex, 
elevated  posteriorly ;  posterior  margin  concave  on  the  sides,  central 
angle  rounded  and  shghtly  indented ;  Metasternuvi  convex.  Ler/s 
somewhat  long  and  slender  ;  tarsi  long  ;  1st  and  3rd  joints  almost 
of  equal  length  ;   2nd  half  as  long  as  the  1st. 


Species  1. — Acetropls  seticulosa. 

AczTROPis   SETICULOSA,   {Pid.  and  Meyer)  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  244,  2 
(1S61). 

^  dusky  yellow,  very  sparingly  clothed  with  short,  somewhat  erect 
brownish-black  hairs. 

Head ;  Crovm  with  a  black  central  line  extending  to  the  apex  of 
the  clypeus  and  one  on  each  side  along  the  inner  margin  of  the  eyes 
and  antenniferous  processes ;  Face ;  central  lobe  with  a  broad, 
piceous  line  down  the  centre.  Antennce  piceous,  clothed  witli  short 
black  hairs  ;  1st  joint  blackish  ;  2nd  slightly  clavate  ;  3rd  pitchy- 
black  at  the  base,  extreme  base  of  the  2nd  and  3rd;  yellow.  Hostrum 
yellowish,  tip  brown. 


292  CAPSINA. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  sides  broadly  yellowisli- white  ;  disk  finely 
punctured,  on  each  side  a  broad  line  extending  from  behind  the 
eyes  over  the  entire  length,  and  a  central  line  divided  posteriorly  by 
the  pale  central  keel,  black.  Scutellum ;  basal  angles  brownish- 
yellow  ;  transverse  channel  black,  interrupted  in  the  middle  by  the 
central  keel,  the  latter  with  a  piceous  or  blackish  streak  on  each 
side  scarcely  reaching  to  the  apex.  Elytm  dusky  yellow  ;  Cuneus 
very  long,  continued  round  the  apex  of  the  anterior  margin  of  the 
membrane  ;  Ilemlrane  pale  fuscous  ;  inner  marginal  nerve  brownish  ; 
cell-nerves  white  ;  cells  very  long,  extending  nearly  to  the  ajjex  of 
the  membrane.  Legs  brownish-yellow,  clothed  with  short,  erect, 
black  hairs ;  tliicjlis,  pale  at  the  base ;  apex  blackish  and  with  a 
short  longitudinal  row  of  black  spots ;  tihce ;  3rd  pair  slightly  bent 
below  the  base;  tarsi  and  claws  black;  1st  joint  of  the  former 
brownish-yellow. 

Length,  3  lines. 


$    pale    yellowish,   sparingly  clothed   with     short   brownish-black 
hairs. 

Head. —  Crown  with  a  central  line  extending  to  the  apex  of  the 
clypeus,  and  another  on  each  side  extending  from  the  back  of  the 
head  along  the  inside  of  the  eyes  (narrowly)  and  the  antenniferous  pro- 
cesses, pitchy-brown  ;  Clypeus^  apex  pointed  and  somewhat  reflexed. 
Antennce  yellowish,  sparingly  clothed  with  short,  blackish-brown 
hairs;    3rd  and  4th  joints  piceous.     liostrum  yellowish,  tip  brown. 

Ihorax. — Pronotum  ;  sides  almost  straight,  pale  yellow,  margins 
somewhat  reflexed  ;  disk  thickly  and  finely  punctured,  in  front  with 
a  flint  transverse  channel,  beliind  which  are  2  somewhat  indistinct 
callosities ;  margins  of  the  pale  central  keel  and  2  streaks  extend- 
ing from  behind  the  eyes  over  the  entire  disk,  pitchy  brown.  Scu- 
tellum ;  basal  angles  and  a  line  on  each  side  the  central  keel,  pitchy- 
brown.  Elijtra ;  Claviis  finely  shagreened  ;  outer  half  of  the  space 
between  the  nerve  and  suture  pale  pitchy-brown  ;  Coriuin  finely 
shagreened ;  anterior  margin  reflexed,  broadly  pale  throughout  its 
entire  length  ;  between  the  claval  suture  and  1st  nerve  2)ale  pitchy 
brown  ;  Cuneus  long,  carried  round  the  apex  of  the  membrane  ; 
Membrane  pale  fuscous  ;  cell-nerves  yellowish  ;  cells  long,  nearly 
extending  to  the  apex  of  the  membrane.  Lcf/s  pale-brownish  or 
greenish-yellow,    sparingly   clothed  witli  short  black  hairs  ;   tJiif/Jis 


MIRID/E.  293 

at  tlie  apex  piceoiis  or  brown  aucl  -with  a  short  longitudinal  row 
of  brown  spots;  tarsi;  1st  and  2nd  joints  pitchy-brown;  3rd  and 
claivs  black. 

Length,  2h  lines. 

A  single  ^  and  2  or  3  ?  examples  of  this  insect  were  taken  by 
the  Eev.  T.  A.  Marshall  in  the  New  Forest,  and  at  Birchwood  in 
July  and  August  of  the  present  year  Dr.  Power  took  several 
5  specimens. 


Genus  3. — Lopomorphus.* 

Linear  elongate,  more  or  less  parallel ;    ?  frequently  undeveloped. 

Head. — Ci'oion  horizontal,  flattish  convex ;  Cli/peiis  very  convex ; 
apex  rounded,  overhanging  the  face,  in  a  line  with  the  lower  half  of 
the  eyes,  with  short,  lateral,  lobe-like  processes,  at  the  end  of  which 
is  a  tubercle  bearing  the  antenna? ;  Face  almost  vertical ;  central 
lobe  long,  broad,  convex ;  side  lobes  short,  narrow,  rounded  out- 
wardly. Anfennce  variable  in  length ;  1st  joint  stout,  longer  than 
the  head ;  2nd  not  so  stout  as  the  1st,  and  3  times  longer ;  3rd  and 
4th  together  shorter  than  the  2nd,  and  perceptibly  thinner.  Fi/es 
large,  prominent.  Sostrum  reaching  to  or  beyond  the  3rd  pair  of 
coxse. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapezoidal,  broader  than  long,  with  2  cal- 
losities in  front ;  posterior  margin  at  least  double  the  length  of  the 
anterior  one ;  anterior  margin  concave ;  sides  margined  to  behind 
the  callosities  ;  hinder  angles  short ;  posterior  margin  almost  straight, 
rounded  towards  and  at  the  hinder  angles  ;  disk  convex.  ScideUicm 
large,  triangular,  with  a  transverse  channel  a  little  before  the 
middle ;  anterior  portion  flattish,  deflected  to  the  transverse  channel ; 
hinder  portion  convex.  Elytra;  C'lavus  convex,  deflected  to  the 
corium  ;  nerve  stout,  prominent ;  Corium  flattish  convex,  horizontal 
as  flir  as  the  junction  with  the  cuneus  and  membrane,  which  are 
deflected ;  nerves  stout  and  prominent ;  Cuneus  in  developed  ex- 
amples long,  narrow,  triangular;  in  undeveloped  examples  short; 
Memhrane  in  undeveloped  examples  very  short  and  narrow,  with  or 
without  a  short  cell.  Sternum :  Prosternum ;  xyphus  triangular, 
concave,  sides  margined ;  Ilesostermim  convex,  rounded  posteriorly, 
with  a  central  channel;  posterior  margin  slightly  indented  in  the 

*  AoTToc — Lopns,  a  genus  of  Ilcmiptcra;  ixop(pri,  a  form,  simpc. 


294  CAPSINA. 

middle ;  Metasternum  convex,  depressed  at  the  base ;  centre  angled, 
prominent.  Legs  long,  somewhat  thin ;  tliighs  cylindrical,  almost  of 
equal  thickness;  tarsi  long;  1st  joint  as  long  as  the  2nd  and  3rd 
together. 


Species  1. — LopoMORPHUs  carinatus. 

Lopus  CAEiNATUS,  //.  ScJif. 'Wnwz.  vl,  49,  Cg.  609  (1S41);  Klrschb.  Caps. 

34,  8  (1855). 
AcETEOPis    —       Fleb.  Europ.  Hem.  244  (1861). 

The   ^  black,  very  sparingly  clothed  with  brownish  or  yellowish 
hairs. 

Head  as  long  as  is  the  breadth  across  the  eyes ;  Crown  with  two 
triangular,  yellow  spots  between  and  adjoining  the  inner  margin  of 
the  eyes,  and  two  reddish-yellow  ones  next  the  anterior  margin  of 
the  pronotum.  Antennce  piceous,  not  so  long  as  the  body  ;  1st  joint 
and  basal  third  of  the  2nd  pitchy-black ;  extreme  base  of  the  2nd 
reddish-brown ;  4th  brown ;  1st  as  long  as  the  pronotum,  cylin- 
drical, slightly  curved  and  swelled  out  beyond  the  base ;  2nd  cylin- 
drical, 2^  times  as  long  as  the  1st ;  3rd  about  f  the  length  of  tlie 
2nd ;  4th  scarcely  half  the  length  of  the  3rd,  ^ges  large  and  promi- 
nent, the  upper  surface  raised  above  the  crown.  JRostruvi  reaching 
to  the  1st  abdominal  segment,  tip  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  a  transverse  channel  in  front,  behind 
which  are  two  callosities  ;  a  central  line,  not  extending  to  the 
anterior  margin,  and  the  margins  (broadest  at  the  hinder  angles) 
pale  yellow.  Scutellum  with  a  pale-yellow  longitudinal  line  through 
the  centre.  JElgtra:  Clavus ;  inner  margin  pitchy -black ;  centre 
more  or  less  shaded  with  brown,  nerve  pale-brown ;  Corium ;  anterior 
margin  narrowly  white  throughout  its  entire  length  ;  1st  nerve 
narrowly  margined  with  brown  interiorly ;  disk  pale  brownish-yellow ; 
Cuneus  pale  brownish-yellow ;  Membrane  gray  ;  inner  marginal  nerve 
pitchy-black ;  cell-nerves  yellowish.  Legs  brown,  clothed  with 
short  black  hairs ;  tJiigJis  spotted  with  black,  moi'e  or  less  in  longi- 
tudinal rows,  and  somewhat  confluent ;  1st  and  2nd  pairs  with  a  very 
short,  blunt  spine  before  the  apex ;  3rd  beneath,  cut  off  obliquely 
before  and  to  the  apex ;  iibice  piceous  at  the  base,  spotted  with 
black ;  tarsi;  3rd  joint  and  claws  piceous, 

Length,  3^  lines. 


MIRIDiE.  295 

The  above  description  has  been  made  from  a  single  example  taken 
by  tlie  Eev.  T.  A.  Marshall,  in  the  New  Forest,  but  we  cannot  give 
the  date.     Kirschbaum  says  June  and  July. 


Species  2. — Lopomorphus  ferrugatus. 

MiRis  FEERUGATUS,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  129,  2  (1S29) ;  ScJiill.  Arb.  und 

Veraud.  52  (1845);  Flor,  llhyu.  Liv.  i,  439,  11 

(1S60). 
Lopus  —  H.  Schf.  Wauz.  iii,  46,  fig.  263  (1S36) ;  Mei/ei\  Caps. 

39,  2  (1843) ;  Sahib.  Geoc.  Feu.  89,  2  (1848) ; 

Kimhb.  Caps.  36,  12  (1S55). 

The  (^  in  developed  examples  brownisli-pink ;    ?  pale  pink,  clothed 
with  long,  fine  yellow  or  brownish-red  hairs. 

^  Head  black ;  Croicii  with  two  streaks,  often  extending  from 
the  base,  along  the  inside  of  the  eyes,  terminating  at  the  base  of 
the  autenniferous  processes,  and  a  narrow  line  down  the  centre  of 
the  clypeus,  clear  yellow ;  Face  black,  sides  of  all  the  lobes  yel- 
lowish. Anteimce  piceous,  clothed  with  short,  stout,  pitchy-black 
hairs,  especially  the  1st  joint,  which  is  as  long  as  the  pronotum ; 
the  base  and  a  broad  streak  on  the  out.side,  black ;  2nd  cylindrical, 
2-J-  times  as  long  as  the  1st,  in  the  middle  reddish-brown ;  3rd  pitchy- 
black,  about  f  the  length  of  the  2nd ;  4th  pitchy-black,  half  as  long 
as  the  3rd.     Sosirum  brownish  or  brownish-yellow,  tip  piceous. 

Tlwrax. — Fronotum  anteriorly  black  ;  posteriorly  reddish  ;  anterior 
margin  in  the  centre  yellowish  ;  sides  yellowish-white,  broadest  at  the 
hinder  angles ;  disk  with  a  large,  triangular,  dusky-yellowish  patchy 
its  apex  at  the  anterior  margin.  Scutellum  black,  with  a  reddish- 
brown  spot  at  the  base  on  either  side  the  yellow  central  line,  equi- 
distant from  it  and  the  basal  angles  ;  frequently  the  aj^ical  half  of  the 
central  line  is  enlarged  into  a  triangle,  and  the  two  basal  spots  joined 
by  a  yellow  line.  Elytra  :  Claviis  ;  inner  margin  pitchy-black,  a  little 
widest  at  the  base  ;  Corhim ;  anterior  margin,  as  far  as  the  cuneus,  pale 
yellow  ;  Cuneus  long  and  narrow  ;  Membrane  gray,  the  inner  marginal 
nerve  pitchy-black  ;  cell-nerves  pale  brownish  or  yellowish  ;  a  little 
below  the  cuneiis  is  a  dusky  brown  streak.  Legs  ochreous-brown, 
clothed  with  short  black  hairs ;  tliic/lis  with  black  spots  more  or  less 


29G  CAPSINA. 

in  longitudinal  rows,  and  somewliafc  confluent ;  tihue  "with  a  few  scat- 
tered black  spots;  tarsi;  2ad  and  3rd  joints,  and  occasionally  the 
apex  of  the  1st  and  claws,  pitchy-black. 

?  Head  yellow ;  Crown  with  2  blackish  or  brownish  streaks, 
extending  from  between  the  eyes  on  either  side  the  yellow  central 
line  to  the  end  of  the  clypeus ;  base  of  the  antenniferous  processes 
margined  with  black ;  behind  the  eyes  a  broad  piceous  streak ; 
Face  as  in  the  (J .  Aiitciince  not  so  long  as  the  body,  reddish-brown  ; 
1st  and  2nd  joints  much  stouter  than  in  the  (^  ;  thickly  clothed 
with  short,  stiff,  black  hairs ;  1st  joint  slightly  curved ;  the  base 
narrow,  and  on  the  inside  black  ;  2nd  somewhat  tapered  to  the  apex. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  anteriorly  piceous ;  posteriorly  pale  pink  ; 
sides  irregularly,  and  the  centre  broadly  pale-yellowish.  Scutellum 
pale  yellowish  ;  basal  angles  pale  pink ;  sides  narrowly  black. 
Elytra  as  in  the  (^,but  with  i\iQ 'iiiemhrane  ^d\ev.  iey^  as  in  the 
(^ ,  but  stouter,  yellowish  ;  extreme  apex  of  all  the  tihic6  blackish  and 
moi-e  thickly  clothed  with  short  black  hairs  than  in  the  (J.  The 
other  characters  as  in  the  ^ . 

In  undeveloped  examples  the  elytra  are  extremely  short,  barely 
reaching  beyond  the  3i'd  abdominal  segment,  and  Avithout  any  trace 
of  a  membrane ;  they  diverge  after  leaving  the  scutellum,  and  are 
acutely  rounded  at  the  apex ;  Glavus  bright  pink,  anterior  margin 
of  the  coriiim  broadly  pale  yellowish-white,  the  remainder  bright 
pink.  Conncxivnm  broad,  recurved,  yellowish-white ;  upperside  of 
the  abdomen  pink-brown,  the  centre  broadly  pale- yellowish  or 
greenish  throughout  its  entire  length.  All  the  other  characters  as 
in  developed  examples. 

Length,  4  lines. 

In  general  appearance  and  markings  this  species  bears  a  strong 
resemblance  to  dolohratus,  but  the  following  characters  Avill  assist  in 
pointing  out  the  difference. 

The  (J  of  fcrrucjatm  is  never  so  brightly  coloured  as  that  of 
dololratus ;  it  is  more  slender,  has  a  smaller  head,  more  prominent 
eyes,  and  a  shorter  anterior  margin  to  the  thorax.  The  $  oi  ferru- 
f/atus  may  be  at  once  known  by  the  great  thickness  of  the  2nd  joint 
of  tlie  antenna?.  In  undeveloped  examples,  at  least  in  all  we  have 
examined,  fernujalus  has  no  onemhrane  whatever,  whilst  dolohratus 
has  tlie  membrane  rudimentary,  and  with  a  single  cell. 

This  is  an  abundant  species  amongst  grass,  ttc,  on  the  margins  of 
fields,  and  in  v»-oods,  and  is  easiest  obtained  by  sweeping.     It  occurs 


MIRID^.  297 

in  eoinp'uij  \vit:v  dohhrattos,  ia  July,  and  lias  been  found  at  Wcy^ 
bridge,  Eltliam,  &c.  The  developed  form,  especially  of  the  ?  ,  is 
somewhat  scarce. 


Species  3. — Lopomohphus  dolobratus. 

CniEX  DOLOBRATUS,  LUi.  S.  N.  V,  730,  103  (1767);  Scop.  Eat.  Carn.  135, 
393  (17G3) ;  Schran'k,  Euum.  285,  5i9  (1781). 

MiRIS  ABBREVIATUS,   Wolff,  Ic.  Cilll.  IIG,  110,  p.  11,  fig.  110,  «— /(ISOO). 

—  LATERALIS,   Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  115,  109,  p.  11,  fig.  109,  a—h  (ISOO) 

Fab.  S.  R.  251,  3  (1803). 

—  DOLOBRATUS,  Tab.  S.  II.  253, 1  (1803) ;  Tall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  128, 1 

(1839)  ;  Hahn,  Waiiz.  ii,  75,  fig.  160  (1831) ;  Zell. 
Ins.  Lap.  280, 1  (1839) ;  ScUll.  Arb.  und  Veriiud.  52 
(1845) ;  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  437,  10  (1860). 
Peytocoris  dolobratus,  ^«/v«.  Ilandb.  ii,  267,  5  (1835). 
Lopus  —  //.  Schf.  Wanz.  iii,  45,  figs.  261  &  2G2  (1836) ; 

Meiier,  Caps.  38, 1  (1843);  Sahlh.  Geoc.  Een. 
88,  1  (1848);  Kirschb.  Caps.  36,  11  (1855). 
Lettopterna  dolobrata,  Tieb.  Europ.  Hem.  244  (1861). 

(J,  in  developed  examples  reddish-orange,  brownish-yellow,  or  dusky 
yellow.  Somewhat  more  thickly  clothed,  and  the  hairs  longer 
than  inferrugatus. 

Head  black  ;  Crown  with  two  streaks  on  tlie  inside  of  the  eyes, 
terminating  at  the  base  of  the  antenniferous  processes,  a  short  line 
down  the  centre  of  the  clypeus,  and  two  spots  at  the  back  of  the  head, 
clear  yellow  ;  Face  black  ;  the  central  lobe  margined  with,  and  the 
side  lobes  in  front,  yellowish.  Antemice  black,  as  long  as  tlie  body  ; 
1st  joint  cylindrical,  as  long  as  the  pronotum,  gently  swelled  out  on 
the  inside  beyond  the  base  and  somewhat  curved  ;  2ud  cylindrical, 
3  times  the  length  of  the  1st ;  3rd  more  than  half  the  length  of  the 
2nd  ;  4th  half  the  length  of  the  3rd. 

Thorax. — PronoUim  black ;  a  somewhat  fusiform  central  line  ex- 
panding into  a  wider  triangular  spot  anteriorly,  the  centre  of  the 
anterior  margin,  and  the  sides  (broadest  at  the  hinder  angles)  yellow. 
ScuteUum  black,  a  central  line  generally  widened  at  the  depression 
into  a  triangular  patch  which  extends  to  the  apex,  yellow.     Wytra  : 


298  CAPSINA. 

Glavus ;  extreme  base,  inner  margin,  and  claval  sutnre  narrowly  black  ; 
Corium ;  anterior  margin,  as  far  as  tlie  cuneus,  pale  yellow ;  1st 
nerve  sometimes  black  at  the  base;  between  the  1st  nerve  and  tlie 
claval  suture  (in  reddish-orange  examples)  brown-red ;  in  brownish- 
yellow,  or  dusky-yellow  examples,  fuscous,  darkest  at  the  apex,  pos- 
terior margin  yellow ;  Oiineus  paler  than  the  corium ;  Membrane 
fuscous  black ;  below  the  cell  with  a  darker  cloud,  inner  marginal 
nerve  black ;  cell-nerves  yellow ;  nerve  of  the  inner  cell,  and  base 
of  the  membrane,  narrowly  black.  Le^s  clothed  with  longish  black 
hairs  ;  tJiif/Jis  pitchy-black,  or  ochreous-brown ;  in  the  former  case, 
with  a  few  scattered  ochreous-brown  patches ;  in  the  latter,  with 
black  spots  more  or  less  in  longitudinal  rows,  and  somewhat  con- 
fluent ;  tibia  piceous,  or  ochreous-brown ;  base  pitchy  black  ;  on  the 
inside  a  deep  fuscous  line,  on  which  is  5  or  6  black  spots ;  apex  deep 
fuscous  ;    tarsi  and  claivs  black. 

Length,  4—4^  lines. 

Ill  undeveloped  examples. — Head  of  the  ?  yellow ;  Crown  with 
a  transverse  line  between  the  eyes,  a  central  line  extending  from  the 
base  to  the  centre,  where  it  divides,  and  passes  down  the  clypeus  to 
the  base  of  the  anteuniferous  processes,  and  a  streak  behind  the 
eyes,  black  ;  Face  as  in  developed  examples.  Antennce  ochreous- 
brown  ;  extreme  base  and  apex  of  the  1st  joint,  -yrds  of  tlie  2nd, 
and  3rd  and  4th  pitchy-black. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  yellow,  sides  paler,  and  with  a  more  or  less 
broad  black  streak  extending  from  behind  the  inside  of  the  eyes 
across  the  entire  disk ;  generally  it  spreads  over  the  callosities  so 
that  the  posterior  space  enclosed  between  the  streaks  assumes  a 
pentagonal  shape.  Scutellum  yellow;  basal  angles  and  2  short 
streaks  on  either  side  the  centre,  black,  Fhjtra :  Clavus ;  inner 
margin,  as  far  as,  or  a  little  beyond  the  apex  of  the  scutellum,  a 
short  streak  at  the  extreme  base,  and  the  inside  of  the  claval  suture 
(very  narrow),  black;  Corium;  anterior  margin  yellowish  white; 
between  the  1st  nerve  and  the  claval  suture  more  or  less  brown, 
darkest  at  the  apex  ;  Cuneus  short,  abbreviated  ;  Memlrane  fuscous, 
rudimentary,  with  a  single  cell ;  a  streak  on  the  inner  margin,  and 
a  few  spots  below  the  nerve  of  the  cell,  pitchy -brown ;  cell-nerve 
pale  yellowish.  Legs  ochreous-brown,  or  yellowish ;  thic/lis  on  both 
sides  with  2  rows  of  black  spots  more  or  less  interrupted  and  con- 
fluent ;  base  of  the  3rd  pair  black,  on  the  upper  side  witli  2  rows  of 
G  to  8  black  spots,  sometimes  confluent ;  tibicB  with  a  few  piceoua 


PHYTOCORID^.  299 

spots  on  eacli  side,  a  little  below  the  base  ;  apex  black ;  tarsi  aud 
claws  black. 

Length,  4  Hues. 

Very  plentiful  by  sweeping  amongst  nettles,  grass,  &c.,  iu  woods 
and  fields.  It  has  been  taken  at  Highgate,  Lee,  Eltham,  and  "Wey- 
bridge  in  June  aud  July. 


Family  4.— PHYTOCORIDtE. 

Genus  1. — Miridius,  Fieh. 

Longish  oval ;  viewed  from  the  side  almost  a  parallelogram. 

Head;  Crown  horizontal,  slightly  convex,  almost  level  with  the 
upper  margin  of  the  eyes ;  Glypeus  short,  convex ;  apex  in  a  line 
with  the  short  antenniferous  processes,  the  latter  in  a  line  with  the 
middle  of  the  eyes;  Face;  central  lobe  produced,  long,  stout, 
convex;  side  lobes  short,  rounded  outwardly.  Antennce ;  1st  joint 
long,  stout,  somewhat  cylindrical,  narrowed  at  the  base,  as  long  as 
the  pronotum  and  ^  the  head  ;  2nd,  1-^  times  longer  than  the  1st ; 
perceptibly  thinner,  and  slightly  stoutest  at  the  base ;  3rd  and  4th 
almost  filiform,  3rd  i  as  long  as  the  2nd.  Eyes  small,  somewhat 
prominent ;  viewed  from  above  hemispherical ;  from  the  side,  short, 
oval.  Bostrum  long,  slender,  almost  reaching  to  the  middle  of 
the  abdomen ;  1st  joint  stout,  reaching  to  the  end  of  the  xyphus  of 
the  prosteruum. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  short,  trapezoidal,  with  a  transverse  channel 
in  front,  forming  a  narrow  collar ;  posterior  margin  twice  as  broad 
as  the  anterior  one  ;  anterior  margin  straight,  angles  acute ;  sides 
straight ;  hinder  angles  short,  rounded,  slightly  raised ;  posterior 
margin  almost  straight,  rounded  towards,  and  at  the  hinder  angles  ; 
disk  flattish  convex,  deflected  to  the  head.  Scutellum  triangular, 
almost  equilateral,  raised  above  the  clavus,  with  a  transverse  channel 
near  the  base  ;  anterior  portion  flat  in  the  middle,  deflected  to  the 
transverse  channel ;  hinder  portion  convex.  'Elytra  longer  than  the 
abdomen ;  Clavus  convex,  deflected  to  the  corium ;  Coriiim  horizontal, 
flattish  convex,  slightly  deflected  at  the  junction  with  the  cuneus 
and  membrane  ;  Caucus  long,  triangular,  somewhat  narrow.  Sternum  : 
Frosternum  ;   xyphus  triangular,  equilateral,  sides  margined,  apex 


300  CAPSINA. 

rounded  ;  JMesosternum  long,  sides  flattish,  convex  above,  and  with 
a  deep  central  channel;  posterior  margin  rounded,  indented  in 
the  middle  ;  Metasternum  in  the  centre  almost  semicircular,  margin 
somewhat  keeled.  Legs  long,  stout ;  tarsi  short ;  3rd  joint  of  the 
3rd  pair  longer  than  the  2nd ;  1st  half  as  long  as  the  2nd. 


Species  1. MiRIDIUS  QUADRIVIRGATUS. 

MiRis  4-viRGATUs,  Costci,  Ceut.  (1852). 

MiKiDius  QUADRIVIRGATUS,  Fleb.  Europ.  Ilem.  25S  (ISGl). 

Yellowish,  or  yellowish-white,  clothed  with  short,  fine,  golden-yellow 
hairs. 

Head ;  Crotvii  with  a  brownish,  or  brownisli-pink  streak  on  each 
side  the  centre,  extending  over  its  entire  length ;  occasionally  the 
base  of  the  antenniferous  processes,  a  short  streak  on  the  middle  of 
the  central  lobe,  and  another  under  each  eye,  going  to  the  base, 
'brownish,  or  browaiish-pink.  Antennce  jeWowish. ;  1st  joint  frequently 
brownish,  Avith  longitudinal  rows  of  brownish  or  pink  spots,  more  or 
less  confluent,  and  somewhat  thickly  clothed  with  almost  erect, 
stoutish,  yellow  or  brown  hairs  ;  beyond  the  base  gently  ciu'ved  on 
the  inside  for  about  |rd  its  length,  then  parallel  to  the  apex;  2ud 
and  3rd  pale  brownish ;  apex  of  the  3rd  narrowly,  and  the  4th 
entirely  pale  piceous.  Sostriim  ])iceo\\H  ;  1st  joint  and  base  of  the 
2nd  yellow. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  in  front  with  a  transverse  channel  forming 
a  somewhat  raised  collar ;  a  little  behind  this  is  a  second  chaianel, 
to  which  the  disk  is  deflected  ;  the  space  between  the  2  channels 
somewhat  deeply  and  transversely  wrinkled ;  on  each  side  the  centre, 
and  in  a  line  with  those  on  the  head,  is  a  brownish  or  brownish-pink 
streak,  carried  over  the  entire  disk  ;  sides  with  a  brownish  or  brownish- 
pink  streak  widening  or  dividing  in  two  as  it  reaches  the  posterior 
margin  ;  disk  thickly  and  finely  punctured.  Scutelhtm  with  a 
brownish,  or  brownish-pink  line  on  each  side  the  centre.  Eli/tra  : 
Clavus ;  inner  margin,  suture,  and  a  streak  on  the  inside  of  the  nerve 
brownish  or  brownish-pink  ;  Coruim  ;  anterior  margin  pale  through- 
out its  entire  length  ;  1st  nerve  pale  yellowish-white ;  towards  tlic 
apex  the  colouring  spreads  on  cither  side  into  along,  narrow  triangle, 


I'HYTOCORIDiE.  301 

having  its  base  at  tlie  cuueus  ;  the  spaces  between  the  margin  and 
the  1st  and  2nd  nerves  more  or  less  brownish,  or  brownish-pink, 
darker  on  either  side  the  pale  triangle  ;  Cuneus  yellowish  or  pink, 
the  base  and  side  next  the  membrane  pale ;  Meinbraiic  hyaline, 
slightly  iridescent ;  cell-nerves  yellowish,  the  outer  one  margined 
with  brown  on  either  side  ;  a  streak  below  the  cells  to  the  apex,  and 
the  inner  margin,  pale  brownish.  Sternum  with  a  blackish  line  on 
each  side,  Le^s  yellowish  or  brownish ;  frequently  all  the  thighs 
are  thickly  covered  with  pink  spots,  more  or  less  confluent,  giving 
them  a  marbled  appearance  ;  tibi(s  sparingly  clothed  with  short, 
stout,  somewhat  spinose,  reddish  or  brownish  hairs ;  apex  piceous  ; 
tarsi;  apex  of  the  3rd  joint,  and  claios  pitchy  black. 

Abdomen ;  upperside  brownish,  or  brownish-yellow  ;  underneath 
yellowish,  with  2  pitchy -brown  streaks  on  the  sides,  the  broadest 
one  next  the  connexivura  ;  margin  of  the  latter  yellow. 

Length,  4  lines.. 

A  few  specimens  taken  at  Deal  by  sweeping  dwarf  sallows  in 
August.  It  appeared  to  be  very  local.  Dr.  Power  has  also  taken 
this  species. 


Genus  2. — Phytocoris,  Fall. 
Longish  oval,  or  somewhat  parallel. 

Head  vertical  in  front ;  as  broad  as,  or  broader  across  the  eyes, 
than  long  ;  Crown  flatti«h,  deflected,  level  with  or  a  little  below  the 
upper  margin  of  the  eyes  ;  CJyjjeus  convex  ;  apex  a  little  produced,  in 
a  line  with,  or  a  little  lower  than,  the  base  of  the  antennce ;  antenni- 
ferous  processes  very  short,  immediately  in  front  of  the  eyes  ;  Face  ; 
central  lobe  not  prominent,  shortish,  stout,  convex  ;  side  lobes  short, 
stout,  rounded  outwardly.  Antennce  as  long  as,  or  longer  than,  the 
body,  slender,  almost  filiform,  the  1st  joint  only  thickened  and  of 
variable  length,  generally  as  long  as  the  prouotum  and  half  the  head  ; 
2nd  If  to  2  times  the  length  of  the  1st ;  3rd  ^  as  long  as  the  2nd  ; 
•1th  more  than  \  the  length  of  the  3rd.  Eyes  more  or  less  prominent ; 
viewed  from  above  hemispherical ;  from  the  side  short,  o^al.  Eos- 
trum  reaching  beyond  the  3rd  pair  of  cox?e ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  of 
almost  equal  length,  the  1st  stout,  reaching  to  the  end  of  thexyphus 
of  the  prosternum ;  3rd  and  4th  together  as  long  as  the  2nd ;  3rd 
longer  than  the  Ith  :  4th  about  \  the  length  of  tlie  2nd. 


302  CAPSINA. 

Tliorax. — Pronottim  short,  trapezoidal,  with  a  transverse  channel 
in  front  forming  a  collar,  behind  whicli  are  2  more  or  less  distinct 
callosities ;  anterior  margin  straight,  2  to  2^  times  shorter  than  the 
posterior  one ;  sides  straight  or  slightly  concave ;  hinder  angles 
rounded ;  posterior  margin  convex,  indented  in  the  middle, 
rounded  towards  and  at  the  hinder  angles  ;  disk  convex,  deflected 
towards  the  head.  Sciitellum  longish,  triangular,  convex,  raised  above 
the  clavus,  and  with  a  transverse  channel  near  the  base.  Elyira 
longer  than  the  abdomen;  Clavus  somewhat  convex,  deflected 
to  the  corium ;  Corium ;  sides  margined ;  disk  flattish  convex, 
horizontal ;  cuneus  and  membrane  deflected ;  Cuneus  long,  tri- 
angular. Sternum :  Prosternum ;  xyphus  triangular ;  sides  mar- 
gined ;  apex  rounded  ;  Mesosternum  convex,  short,  elevated  poste- 
riorly, and  with  a  deep  central  channel ;  posterior  margin 
rounded,  indented  in  the  middle ;  Metasternum  somewhat  convex, 
central  angle  obtuse.  Lerjs  long,  somewhat  slender ;  1st  and  2nd 
pairs  of  almost  equal  length  ;  3rd  much  the  longest  and  with  thick- 
ened thighs,  their  tibia?  thickened  below  the  base ;  apex  slender ; 
tarsi  short,  slender ;  1st  joint  shortest,  ^  the  length  of  the  2ud; 
2nd  and  3rd  subequal. 


Species  1. — Phytocoris  distinctus. 

Black,  clothed  with  short  white  hairs ;   all  the  tihice  with  3  white 
bands. 

Head  black ;  Crown  with  a  broad  white  streak  between  the  eyes  ; 
Face ;  central  lobe  white,  base  and  a  y-shaped  patch  black  ;  side 
lobes  black.  Antemice  shorter  than  the  body,  black  ;  1st  joint 
sparingly  clothed  with  white  hairs  ;  on  the  inside  a  white  streak 
extending  from  the  base  almost  to  the  apex  ;  2nd  narrowly  Avhite  at 
the  base,  beyond  the  middle  a  reddish-brown  band  ;  3rd  pale  reddish 
at  the  base.     Eostrum  pale  yellowish-white,   tip  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  collar  white,  with  a  black  spot  on  each  side 
of  the  centre  ;  callosities  grayish-white  ;  posterior  margin  narrowly 
white.  Scutellum  deflected  from  the  base  to  the  ti'ansverse  channel ; 
basal  angles  and  apex  white.  Elytra  ;  Clavus  slightly  convex,  de- 
flected to  the  corium ;  Corium  with  an  indistinct  pale  patch  of  an 
irregular  form  nearly  opposite  the  middle  of  the  claval  suture  and 


PHYTOCORIDiE.  303 

another  at  the  apex,  somewhat  rhomboidal,  between  the  anterior 
margin  and  the  posterior  inner  angle ;  Cuneus,  with  a  roundish 
white  spot  at  the  base  near  the  anterior  margin,  the  latter  rounded 
at  the  base,  leaving  a  small  but  distinct  notch ;  inner  angle  black, 
below  which  is  a  short  white  streak  ;  apex  black  ;  Membrane  black, 
with  2  white  spots  on  the  anterior  margin,  the  1st  immediately  below 
the  apex  of  the  cuneus ;  lower  half  of  the  outer  cell  and  the  disk  irregu- 
larly spotted  with  white,  more  or  less  confluent  ;  below  the  apex  of 
the  cells  a  large  triangular  white  spot  joined  to  a  more  or  less  well 
defined,  curved  streak ;  outer  cell-nerve  and  apex  white ;  inner 
cell-nerve  black;  margin  next  the  cuneus  narrowly  white.  Lerjs 
black,  clothed  with  short  white  hairs  ;  tMrjlis ;  extreme  base  pale  ; 
1st  and  2nd  pairs  thickly  and  irregularly  spotted  with  white,  more  or 
less  confluent,  and  with  2  diagonal  white  bands  ;  a  broad  white  streak 
extends  from  the  base  halfway  along  the  middle  of  the  underside, 
and  several  more  or  less  confluent  white  spots  towards  the  apex ; 
tihicB  with  long,  fine,  somewhat  spinose,  white  hairs ;  1st  and  2nd 
pairs  with  a  broad  white  band  at  the  base,  another  in  the  middle, 
and  a  third  before  the  apex  ;  the  basal  ones  divided  longitudinally  on 
the  upper  and  underside  by  a  narrow  black  line ;  the  middle  ones 
divided  on  the  upperside  only  ;  3rd  pair  with  a  white  band  a  little 
above,  another  a  little  below  the  middle,  and  a  third  before  the  apex  ; 
1st  divided  longitudinally  on  the  upperside  by  a  narrow  black  line ; 
2nd  with  a  few  small  black  spots ;  between  the  base  and  the  1st 
band  a  few  small  white  spots  ;  knees  white  on  the  sides ;  tarsi  black  ; 
claws  brown. 

Length,  3|  lines. 

"We  have  only  seen  two  specimens,  one  taken  on  a  white  poplar  at 
Blackheath  in  August,  which  was  forwarded  to  Dr.  Fieber,  who 
agrees  with  us  that  it  is  a  good  species,  and  nearly  allied  to  P.  Populi  ; 
the  other  taken  by  Mr.  Bold  at  Gosforth,  near  Newcastle-on-Tyne, 
by  beating  foliage  in  September. 


Species  2. — Phtyocoris  tili.^;. 

Ltg^ius  tili-E,  Fab.  S.  R.  237,  1G9  (1S03). 

PnYTOcoEis  —  Fall.  Hem.  i,  S5, 17  (1S29) ;  KirscM.  Caps.  39, 18  (18.55) ; 
Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  ii,  599,  5  (1861);  Fied.  Europ.  Hem. 
260,  10  (1861). 
—  POPULI,  Me7/er,  Caps.  t.  7,  1  (1843). 


304  CAPSINA. 

Pale-greeu  or  whitisl),  with  dark-gray  or  black  markings,  and  thickly 
clothed  \Yith  irregular  patches  of  white  aud  black  hair^^  inter- 
mixed ;  2nd  joint  of  the  antoiiue  and  all  the  tihicc  with  black 
bands. 

Head  ;  Crown  aud  Face  whitish,  covered  with  long  wliite  hairs  ; 
antennifcrous  pi'ocesses  black.  Antennce  hlixok  ;  1st  joint  sparingly 
clotlied  with  stout,  longish,  brown  or  black,  erect  hairs  ;  with  3  or  4 
oblong  white  spots  on  the  upper  side,  and  the  apex  sometimes  uar- 
rowdy  piceous ;  2nd  with  a  white  band  at  the  base,  and  another  in 
the  middle  of  almost  equal  width  ;  3rd  narrowly  white  at  the  base. 
Mostrum  pale  yellowish-white,  the  tip  piceous  or  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  ;  sides  black  ;  hinder  angles  raised  ;  posterior 
margin  with  an  interrupted  black  line  and  4  to  6  tufts  of  black  hairs  ; 
generally  as  the  line  approaches  the  hinder  angles  it  curves  round 
and  joins  on  to  the  inside  of  the  side  line  along  which  it  extends 
about  midway  ;  or  the  entire  disk  is  black,  with  the  collar  and  a 
U-sliaped  patch  attached  to  it  yellowish-white,  or  greenish.  Scu- 
teUnm  with,  a  slight  central  keel;  centre  of  the  disk  slightly  flattened  ; 
sides  very  steep  ;  apex  deflected  ;  on  each  side  the  base  of  the 
deflection  a  short  oblique  black  streak,  generally  continued  up  the 
sides  of  the  central  keel  ;  basal  angle  piceous  or  black.  Elytra  : 
Clavus ;  apex  black ;  disk  frequently  with  2  large  black  spots 
placed  immediately  above  and  below  the  scutellar  angle,  and  2  lesser 
ones  between  the  latter  aud  the  black  apex  ;  or,  the  entire  disk  is 
pale,  the  apex  alone  black,  or  the  2  large  spots  are  joined  by  a  wider 
or  narrow'er  streak,  or  the  2  lesser  ones  are  joined  ;  Cor  mm ;  anterior 
margin  spotted  with  black,  more  or  less  confluent ;  the  apex  black  ; 
disk  with  a  large  irregular  shaped  black  patch  (sometimes  divided) 
immediately  opposite  or  joined  to  the  2  large  spots  on  the  clavu,-:, 
and  forming,  with  them  and  some  of  the  spots  on  the  anterior  margin, 
a  band  ;  apex  more  or  less  clouded  with  black,  always  leaving 
a  large  pale  triangular  spot  next  the  cuneus ;  or  frequently  the 
entire  disk  is  devoid  of  markings  except  a  small  black,  triangular  spot 
next  the  anterior  margin,  a  little  below  the  apex  of  thescutellum  and 
a  black  A-shaped  piece  at  the  apex  bordering  the  pale  triangle  ; 
Cuneus;  apex  and  a  short  streak  at  the  base  of  the  inner  margin 
black ;  Mcmhrane  hyaline  ;  the  inner  margin  to  a  little  beyond  a 
line  with  the  tip  of  the  cuneus  narrowdy,  and  the  nerve  of  the  inner 
cell  broadly  black ;   base  aud  apex    of  the  outer  cell,  the  inner  one 


PHYT0C011ID.E.  305 

eutirely,  hut^e  of  the  membrane  next  the  inner  margin,  a  smaU,  yome- 
wbat  triangular  spot  a  little  below  tbe  apex  of  tbe  cuneus,  and  tbe 
apex  of  tbe  anterior  margin  pale  blaekisb  ;  disk  tbickly  powdered 
witb  pale  blackisb  atoms  more  or  less  confluent ;  cell-nerves,  apical 
tbird  of  tbe  nerve  green  or  pale.  Legs  pale  yellowisb  ;  apical  third 
of  tbe  1st  and  2nd  pair  of  thighs  on  tbe  upper  and  nnder  edges  more 
or  less  spotted  witb  black ;  3rd  pair  at  tbe  apex  broadly,  and  an 
oblique  band,  black  :  tbe  upper  edges  spotted  witb  black  tbrougbout 
nearly  tbeir  entire  length  ;  the  lower  side  of  tbe  apex  more  or  less 
pale ;  tibice  witb  small  brownish  or  blackish  spots,  in  each  of  which  is 
set  a  long,  white,  somewhat  spinose  hair ;  1st  pair  with  2  bands  and 
tbe  apex  black  ;  base  pale  ;  2ad  with  3  black  bands  ;  base  and  apex 
pale  ;  3rd  with  3  black  bands,  tbe  base  narrowly  pale  and  the  bands 
generally  spotted  with  white  ;  /ffrA'i' brownish  ;  1st  and  3rd  joints 
piceous  or  black  ;    cJaa's  brown. 

Length,  2f — 3  lines. 

Xot  an  uncommon  species,  on  palings,  &c.,  througiiout  the 
London  district,  in  July  and  August. 


t^pecies  3. — Phytocoris  uubils. 

Grayish-yellow,  clothed  with  short  silver-white  hairs.  Auteiina; ; 
2nd  joint  black ;  base  and  a  narrow  band  beyond  the  middle 
white  ;  tibi(B  with  3  blackish  bands. 

Head. —  Clypeus  with  4  pairs  of  narrow,  transverse,  dark  streaks  on 
each  side,  between  tbe  eyes,  tbe  npper  one  frequently  connected  in 
the  middle  ;  apex  of  the  side  lobes  black;  ivree  pale ;  central  lobe 
witb  a  black  V-shaped  patch  at  tbe  base,  and  another  towards  the 
apex,  its  extremities  in  a  line  with  the  black  apex  of  tbe  side  lobes 
of  tbe  clypeus ;  side  lobes  along  tbe  upper  margin  broadly  black. 
Antennce  black  ;  1st  joint  with  long,  fine,  erect,  pale  hairs,  base 
narrowly  and  several  spots  of  irregular  size,  white  ;  2ud,  at  tbe  base, 
and  a  narrow  band  beyond  the  middle,  white  ;  3rd,  at  tbe  base 
narrowly  white,  or  reddish-white.  Uyes  black.  Eostrum  pale  ;  tip 
piceous. 

Thorax. — Proiwtum  ;  sides  broadly  black  ;  posterior  margin  white, 
in  tbe  middle  with  a  small  triangular  patch  ;  within  tbe  posterior 
margin  2  somewhat  lunate  black  patches,  extending  from  tbe  black 

.20 


306  CAPSINA. 

margin  of  the  sides  to  the  centre.  Scidellum  brown,  with  a  few 
irregular  white  spots  ;  basal  angles,  and  a  spot  on  each  side  before 
the  apex,  black  ;  a  narrow  central  line,  and  a  small  rhomboidal  patch 
at  the  apex,  white.  Elytra ;  Clavus  pale  at  the  base  ;  iuner  margin 
very  narrowly  brown,  with  a  few  small,  darker  spots  ;  apex  narrowly 
black  ;  suture  pale  from  the  apex  almost  as  far  as  in  a  line  with  the 
scutellar  angle ;  disk  with  an  irregular,  broad,  black  streak  on 
either  side  the  pale  nerve,  extending  nearly  for  an  equal  distance 
below  and  above  the  scutellar  augle  ;  the  nerve  with  2  or  3 
brown  spots  joining  the  streaks,  next  the  base  a  few  small,  black 
spots ;  Corkim ;  anterior  margin,  with  2  large,  and  5  to  6  smaller, 
somewhat  square,  spots,  and  apex,  broadly  black ;  along  the  inner 
margin  of  the  1st  nerve  an  interrupted  black  line ;  base  with  a  large 
triangular  black  patch,  extending  as  far  as  in  a  line  with  the  scutellar 
angle,  interrupted  by  a  large,  somewhat  square,  and  several  small 
white  spots  ;  next  the  claval  suture  a  more  or  less  interrupted  broad 
black  patch ;  the  bifurcation  of  the  Ist  nerve  at  the  apex  exteriorly 
margined  with  black,  the  space  between  white;  Cunexis  broadly 
gray  at  the  base ;  inner  angle,  apex,  and  the  inner  margin  through- 
out half  its  length,  black  ;  Membrane  pale ;  disk,  especially  towards 
the  apex,  thickly  covered  with  more  or  less  confluent  black  spots 
and  patches  of  irregular  size ;  a  little  below  the  apex  of  the  cuneus 
a  large  triangular  black  patch,  its  apex  joined  to  a  short  black  line 
below  the  inner  cell-nerve ;  inner  margiual  nerve  piceous ;  cell- 
nerves  ;  outer  one  and  apex  white ;  inner  one  broadly  black  ;  base 
and  apex  of  the  outer  cell  black ;  disk  with  several  minute  black 
spots ;  apex  of  the  inner  cell  interiorly  margined  with  black.  Leya 
grayish- white,  clothed  with  fine,  somewhat  erect,  white  hairs  ;  ihi(jlis 
pale  at  the  base ;  1st  and  2nd  pairs  along  the  centre  of  the  inner 
and  otiter  sides  narrowly,  and  along  the  upperside  with  a  broad,  more 
or  less  interrupted,  black  streak  ;  3rd,  along  the  upper  and  underside 
and  apex,  black,  more  or  less  spotted  with  white ;  before  the  apex  a 
pale  diagonal  band  :  tihite  with  short,  fine,  somewhat  spinose,  wliite 
hairs  ;  1st  and  2nd  pairs  with  3  black  bands,  1st  below  the  base,  2nd 
in  the  middle,  3rd  at  the  apex  ;  3rd  with  a  broad  blackish-gray  baud 
at  the  base,  another  beyond  the  middle,  and  a  3rd  before  the  apex ; 
anterior  margin  thickly  covered  with  minute  black  spots  throughout 
its  entire  length;  tarsi ;  1st  joint  brown,  2ud  yellowish,  3rd  black  ; 
daws  brown. 

Ahdomen. — Upperside  brown ;  margin  of  the  segments  yellowish- 


PHYT0C011ID.E.  307 

white  ;  margiu  of  the  conuexivum  white  ;  imderueath  pale,  clothed 
W'itli  short,  white  hairs,  with  a  narrow  streak  along  the  sides  and 
connexivum  black  ;  margin  of  the  segments  broadly  white. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

We  have  only  seen  a  single  example  of  this  insect,  which  we  for- 
warded to  Dr.  Fieber  for  determination,  who  returned  it  as  distinct 
from  P.  Tilice,  poinili,  and  dbnidiatits,  but  nearest  to  Tili(S  and 
diiaidiatus. 

It  was  taken  at  Darenth  AVood,  on  a  plum  tree,  in  June. 


Species  4. — Phytocoris  dimidiatus. 

PuYiocoius  DiiiiDiATUS,  Klrschl.  Caps.  122,  2  (1855j. 

—  LOXGiPENXis,  Flor,  Eliyu.  Liv.  ii,  601,  6  (1861). 

—  SATURATA,  Fieh.  (MS.)  (1861). 

Dark  or  pale  grayish-yellow,  clothed  with  depressed,  curled,  silver- 
white  hairs,  intermixed  with  somewhat  erect  black  ones. 
Ajitennce ;  2nd  joint  brownish,  with  a  broad  pale  band  in  the 
middle;  iilicB  with  3  brown  bands. 

Head. — Crown  yellow,  sometimes  with  a  reddish  tinge.  Antennce ; 
1st  joint  yellow,  clothed  with  long,  erect,  silver-white  haii's;  on  the 
inside  with  several  dark  brown  spots,  more  or  less  confluent ;  2nd 
brownish,  Avith  a  broad  yellowish  band  in  the  middle,  base  narrowly 
white,  apex  broadly  black  ;  3rd  and  4th  black,  base  and  extreme 
apex  of  the  3rd  white.  Eyes  black  ;  in  the  3"  larger  than  in  the 
$  ,  and  extending  for  a  considerable  distance  on  to  the  crown. 
Bostrum  yellow  ;  tip  browu. 

Thorax.  — Pronohcm ;  sides  brown,  the  colour  spreading  into  a 
large  triangular  patch  as  it  approaches  the  narrowly  white  posterior 
margin ;  within  the  latter  5  or  6  black  or  brown  spots  frequently 
joined  in  front ;  sometimes  the  disk,  with  the  exception  of  the  collar 
and  callosities,  is  grayish-black  or  brown.  Sciitellum  sometimes  with 
a  reddish  tinge  ;  basal  angles  and  a  spot  in  the  middle  of  the 
anterior  portion  brown  ;  hinder  portion  with  2  brown  streaks  spring- 
ing from  the  sides  before  the  apex,  and  converging  as  they  approach 
the  transverse  channel;  apex  and  a  central  line  pale.  Elytra: 
Clavus,  inner  margin  pale  ;  apex  narrowly  black  ;  disk  sometimes 
almost  entirely  pale,  or  with  a  long  triauguliu-  streak,  compcjsed  of 


308  CAPSINA. 

browu  spots,  between  the  iiiuer  margiu  and  the  uerve,  or  entirely 
brown,  with  the  exception  of  a  space  next  tlie  inner  margin,  ba.se 
narrowly,  nerve  as  far  an  the  scutelhir  angle,  and  2  or  3  spots  on  the 
nerve ;  Goriuui ;  anterior  margin  with  several  small  brown  spots 
throughont  its  entire  length ;  disk  with  a  broadish  brown  band, 
broadest  next  the  claval  suture,  more  or  less  spotted  with  gray,  the 
upper  edge  ahnost  in  a  line  with  the  seutellar  angle  ;  inner  margin 
between  the  band  and  the  posterior  angle  with  a  brown  streak, 
more  or  less  interrupted  with  gray  spots  ;  within  the  anterior  margiu, 
at  the  apex,  a  short  brown  streak,  and  within  the  inner  posterior 
angle  a  largish  brown  spot,  the  two  converging  and  enclosing  a 
large,  pale,  rhomboidal  patch  within  the  bifurcation  of  the  1st  nerve  ; 
apex  of  the  latter  with  a  short  brown  streak ;  inner  angle  at  the 
cuneus  with  a  small  black  spot;  Cuneus  pale  yellowish-gray  or 
grayish-yellow,  sometimes  with  a  reddish  tinge ;  base  narrowly 
white ;  apex  broadly  blackish,  with  several  small  gray  spots  ;  extreme 
apex  very  narrowly  pale  ;  inner  margin,  near  the  middle,  with  a 
small  black  spot ;  Memhrane  white,  somewhat  iridescent,  with 
numerous  small  blackish  spots  towards  and  at  the  apex,  more  or 
less  confluent,  and  forming  irregular  patches  ;  a  little  below  the 
apex  of  the  ciineus,  and  extending  to  the  apex  of  the  anterior 
margin,  a  black,  triangular  patch,  generally  divided  by  an  irregular, 
broad  pale  streak  ;  inner  marginal  nerve  pale  ;  cell-nerves  ;  outer 
one  and  apex  white  ;  inner  one  black  ;  outer  cell,  towards  the  base 
broadly,  at  the  apex  narrowly,  black  ;  disk  with  several  minute  black 
spots,  more  or  less  confluent ;  inner  cell  black.  Sternum  :  Jlleso- 
steriium  brownish  above,  sides  pale,  and  with  a  comma-shaped  streak 
at  the  posterior  margin  ;  Metasferiium  centre  frequently  red.  Legs 
pale  yellowish,  clothed  with  long,  somewhat  erect,  flue,  white  hairs  ; 
thighs  pale  at  the  base  ;  1st  and  2nd  pairs  with  several  large,  some- 
what square,  brown  spots  along  the  upper  and  under  sides  ;  3rd, 
upper  and  under  sides  spotted  with  brown  nearly  to  the  base ;  to- 
wards the  apex  brown,  with  a  pale  diagonal  band  before  the  latter, 
and  several  pale  spots  of  irregular  size,  somewhat  confluent,  and 
giving  the  thighs  a  marbled  appearance  ;  extreme  apex  pale  ;  tihice 
with  long,  fine,  pale  brown,  somewhat  spinose  hairs ;  1st  and  2ud 
pairs  with  3  blackish  or  brownish  bands,  the  1st  below  the  base ; 
apex  frequently  brownish  ;  3rd  with  3  brown  bands,  the  1st  at  the 
base,  2nd  in  the  middle,  and  the  3rd  before  the  apex  ;  the  2  latter 
sometimes  divided  longitudinally,  on  the  inside,  by  a  pale  line ;  fre- 


PHYTOCORTDiE.  309 

qiiently  the  band  next  the  apex  is  obsolete,  and  tlie  entire  apical 
portion  from  the  2nd  pale  band  brownish-yellow  ;  outer  margin  with 
several  small  brown  spots  throughout  its  entire  length :  iarfii 
brownish-yellow;  3rd  joint  piceous  ;  claws  reddish-brown. 

Length,  3 — 3^  lines. 

The  P.  satitrata,  Tieb.  (JMS.),  has  somewhat  of  a  reddish  tinge, 
and  the  markings  browner  and  more  decided  than  in  the  typical 
specimens. 

Not  an  uncommon  species,  and  has,  perhaps,  hitherto  been  mis- 
taken for  gray  examples  of  P.  T/lifP.  It  is,  however,  narrower, 
more  parallel,  with  much  longer  antenna^,  and  generally  yellower 
tlian  the  palest  examples  of  that  species. 

We  have  found  it  on  palings  at  Blackheath,  and  elsewhere  in  the 
London  district,  in  August. 


Hppciei^  5. — PiiYTOcoRis  chassipks, 

Phytocoris  crassiff.s,  i7or,  Rliyn.  Liv.  ii,  006,  S  (ISGl). 

Dark  gray  or  dark  grayish-yellow,  clothed  with  depressed,  curled, 
white  hairs,  intermixed  with  somewhat  erect  black  ones. 
Anfennce :  2nd  joint  in  the  middle  more  or  less  distinctly  pale  ; 
1ihi(V  with  3  blackish  or  brownish  bands,  frequently  with  a 
brown-pink  tinge. 

Head  grayish  or  brownish-yellow ;  Crown  sometimes  with  a 
reddish  tinge,  or  with  a  few  minute  reddish  or  brownish  spots ; 
6'///^9r'??.§  brownish,  with  several  minute  and  narrow  ti'ansverse  lines 
on  either  side  the  centre ;  side  lobes  immediately  in  front  of  the 
antenniferous  processes  with  a  round  white  spot ;  Face ;  central 
lobe  black  or  brown-piuk.  the  base  with  a  triangular  wliitish  or 
yellowish- white  patch  ;  side  lobes  with  a  pink  line  along  their  upper 
margin.  Ant  en  nee  ;  1st  joint  black,  grayish-black,  or  with  a  brown- 
pink  tinge,  clothed  with  long,  erect,  silver-white  hairs,  and  with 
several  large,  more  or  less  confluent,  white  spots,  giving  it  a  marbled 
appearance ;  2ud  blaclc,  with  a  more  or  less  distinct  white  band  be- 
yond the  middle,  or  the  middle  more  or  less  indefinitely  pale 
brownish-yellow ;  base  narrowly  white  ;  3rd  and  4th  black,  3rd 
narrowly  white  at  the  base.  JEyes  black.  Bosfrnm  yellow  ;  4th  joint 
black. 


310  CAPSINA. 

Thorax. — Pronofum ;  collar  and  callosities  generally  brownish- 
yellow,  the  latter  frequently  with  a  small  black  spot  in  the  centre  ; 
posterior  margin  narrowly  white  ;  within  the  latter  an  irregular, 
narrow,  black  streak,  frequently  interrupted  in  the  middle.  Scutellmn 
brownish-yellow  ;  basal  angles  generally  brown  ;  hinder  portion  with 
2  black  or  brown  streaks  springing  from  the  sides  before  the  apex, 
and  converging  as  they  approach  the  transverse  channel;  central 
line  and  a  small  rhomboidal  patch  at  the  apex  pale.  JEh/lra  ;  Clrania 
at  the  base  more  or  less  pale ;  apex  narrowly  black  ;  disk  along  the 
inner  margin  broadly  pale,  in  which  are  1  or  2  dark  gray  spots  ;  nerve 
pale  ;  claval  suture  narrowly  pale  ;  Corium  ;  anterior  margin  witli  6 
or  7  short  streaks,  and  the  apex  black  ;  1st  nerve  pale,  more  or  less 
spotted  with  brownish  or  dark  gray ;  near  the  base,  and  adjoining 
the  1st  nerve,  a  somewhat  large,  pale  patch,  and  beyond  the  middle 
a  larger  one,  the  space  between  forming  an  undefined  dark  band ; 
the  triangular  space  between  the  bifurcation  of  the  1st  nerve  at 
the  apex  pale ;  inner  nerve  of  the  bifurcation  more  or  less  broadly 
black,  the  outer  one  more  or  less  pale ;  Cuiieus  brown  or  grayish, 
with  several  small  paler  spots ;  base  narrowly  pale  ;  apex  and  an- 
terior margin  more  or  less  spotted  with  black  ;  extreme  apex  ver}- 
narrowly  pale  ;  anterior  margin  towards  the  base  frequently  reddish  ; 
Membrane  white,  somewhat  iridescent,  thickly  covered  with  very 
minute  black  spots  and  patches,  more  or  less  confluent,  especially 
towards  the  apex,  leaving  only  a  clear  space  below  the  cells  ;  an- 
terior margin  with  a  somewhat  square  black  spot  a  little  below  the 
apex  of  the  cuneus  ;  inner  marginal  nerve  pale  ;  cell-nerves  whitish 
or  yellowish-white  :  inner  cell-nerve  black ;  outer  cell  at  the  base 
broadly,  apex  and  along  the  inner  cell-nerve  narrowly,  blacli ;  dislc 
with  several  minute,  irregular,  black  spots ;  inner  cell  frequently 
blackish.  Sternum :  Prosternum  ;  sides  broadly  brown  ;  angles  and 
xyphus  pale,  sometimes  greenish  ;  Mesostermi.m  brown,  centre  of  the 
posterior  margin  frecjuently  pale  or  greenish  ;  Iletasternum ;  sides 
bi-own,  centre  frequently  pale  or  greenish.  Leris ;  coxce  j)ale ;  2nd 
and  3rd  pairs  with  a  brown  spot  on  the  outside  at  the  base  ;  fulcra 
pale  ;  1st  pair  narroAvly  brownish  or  brownish-pink  at  the  apex ; 
thighs  pale  ;  on  the  underside  spotted  with  black,  brown,  or  brown- 
pink  throughout  their  entire  length,  upperside  spotted  for  |ths  their 
length  ;  3rd  pair  next  the  apex  and  along  the  upperside  broadly 
black,  brown,  or  brown-pink,  with  a  broad,  pale,  diagonal  band  a 
little  before  the  apex,  and  several  large,  irregular  spots,  more  or  less 


i 


PHYTOCOIUD^.  311 

confluent,  giving-  tbe  tliiglis  a  marbled  appearance  ;  extreme  apex 
pale  ;  tihi(C  with  long,  fine,  pale  brown  hairs  ;  1st  pair  with  3  black 
or  brown  bands,  the  3rd  one  at  the  apex  ;  base  pale,  sides  below  the 
knees  wnth  a  very  short  brown  streak ;  the  2  upper  bands  with  a 
few  minute  white  spots ;  2iid  pair  with  3  black  or  brown  bands ; 
))ase  and  apex  pale ;  knees  on  the  underside  brown :  the  2  upper 
bands  generally  with  a  few  minute  white  spots ;  3rd  pair  with  3 
black  or  brown  bands,  the  1st  at  the  base ;  1st  and  2nd  spotted  with 
white  ;  3rd  before  the  apex  generally  indistinct ;  apex  pale  ;  knees 
pale ;  tarsi  yellowish  or  brownish-yellow ;  1st  joint  darker,  3rd 
black ;  cJairs  reddish-brown. 

Abdomen,  underneath  brown,  sparingly  clothed  with  short  yel- 
lowish hairs ;  centre  more  or  less  distinctly  yellowish  or  brownish- 
yellow. 

Length,  2-| — 3  lines. 

Probably  this  is  the  species  which  has  hitherto  been  considered 
by  collectors  in  this  country  as  P.  Populi  (from  which  insect  it  is 
difficult  to  separate),  and  we  are  disposed  to  this  view  from  the  fact 
of  all  our  specimens  having  been  examined  by  Dr.  Fieber,  and  of 
our  never  having  met  with  the  latter  species.  According  to  Fieber 
and  Flor,  Popxdi  is  somewhat  scarce  on  tlie  Continent,  occurring 
but  singly.  P.  crassipes  is  rather  common,  and  has  been  taken  at 
Dartford  Brent,  by  sweeping,  in  August ;  also  on  apple  trees. 


Species  6.— Phytocoris  divergens. 

MiEis  LOXGicoEXis,  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  155,  p.  15,  fig^.  149  (1800). 
Phytocokis  Ulmi,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  89,  25  (1829). 

—  LOKGicoBNis,  Biirm.  Handb.  ii,  269,  10  (1835). 

—  DiVEKGENs,  Meijcr,  Caps.  44,  3,  p.  1,  fig.  1  (1813) ;  Kirschb. 

Caps.  39,  19  &  108  (1855);  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv. 
i,  415,  2  (1S60) ;  &  ii,  594,  3  (1861) ;  Fieb. 
Europ.  Hem.  259,  6  (ISGl). 

Brownish-red,  thickly  and  irregularly  covered  with  yellow  hairs  in 
small  patches,  and  intermixed  witli  longer  and  more  erect 
black  ones. 

Head. — Crown  very  convex,  with   a  short   channel  between  the 
eyes;  Face;   central  lobe  brown.     Antennce ;  basal  joint  yellowish^ 


332  CAP8INA. 

wliite  on  the  upper  side,  marbled  with  brown-red,  and  sparingly 
covered  with  long,  stout,  black  liairs ;  extreme  base  red,  apex 
dusky  ;  2nd  and  3rd  joints  pale  brownish-yellow  ;  base  of  the  2nd 
pale  yellowish,  apex  perceptibly  thickened  ;  4th  piceous.  Bostrum  ; 
basal  joint  red,  2nd,  8rd  and  4th  yellowish,  apical  half  of  the  latter 
piceous. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  ;  sides  slightly  concave  ;  behind  the  collar  are 
two  callosities,  joined  in  front  hy  a  narrow  transverse  keel ;  posterior 
margin  narrowly  reddish-yellow,  with  a  short  depi-ession  at  the 
hinder  angles ;  disk  with  a  transverse,  broad,  pitchy-black  or  black 
streak  next  the  posterior  margin.  Scvtellum  frequently  with  a 
piceous  spot  on  each  side  the  apex.  Elytra  of  the  ^  longer  than 
the  »abdome]i ;  Chtvus  generally  darker  than  the  corium  ;  the  ex- 
treme apex  black  ;  the  nerve  pink  or  brownish-pink,  with  4  or  5 
pale  reddish-yellow  spots,  at  irregular  intervals,  down  its  length ; 
Oorimn ;  anterior  margin  reddish  yellow,  more  or  less  thickly  and 
irregularly  spotted  with  brown  or  brown-pink  ;  at  its  junction  with 
the  cuueus  brown  ;  disk  reddish-yellow,  with  irregular  patches  of 
brown  or  brown-pink,  more  or  less  confluent,  sometimes  terminating 
(especially  in  the  ?  )  in  a  short,  oblique,  dark-browu  line  across 
from  the  Ist  nerve  down  to  the  basal  angle  of  the  membrane  ; 
Ctmeiis  red  or  brown  pink,  darkest  at  the  apex,  broadly  pale  at  the 
base  next  the  outer  angle,  and  with  a  dark-brown  spot  at  the  inner 
basal  angle  ;  Memhrane  blackish,  the  inner  margin  as  far  as  in  a 
line  with  the  tip  of  the  cuneus  pitchy  black  ;  on  the  anterior  margin 
are  2  short,  curved,  grayish-white  streaks,  the  upper  end  at  the  tip 
of  the  cuneus ;  the  outer  cell,  and  the  space  below  it  to  the  apex, 
thickly  spotted  with  grayish-white,  more  or  less  confluent,  and  run 
into  little  irregular  streaks;  cell-nerves  red.  Legs;  fhu/hs  of  the 
1st  and  2nd  pairs  reddish  or  brownish-yellow,  or  yellowish  towards 
the  apex,  with  pale  brown  spots  more  or  less  confluent ;  hinder 
pair  brown  or  dark  brown-red  for  f  rds  their  length  from  the  apex  ; 
thickly  spotted  on  both  sides  Avith  yellowish  Avbite,  and  always 
with  one  irregular  band  of  the  same  colour  a  little  way  from  the 
apex ;  base  yellowish ;  extreme  apex  yellowish-wliite  ;  tilifP  pale 
yellowish-white  ;  1st  pair  with  2  rings  and  the  apex  broadly  brown  ; 
2nd  pair  witli  a  very  narrow  ring  at  the  base  below  the  knee  :  apex 
narrowly  brown ;  hinder  pair  at  the  base  broadly  dark  brown, 
spotted  with  yellowish-white  ;  the  knee  on  either  side  pale,  exti'emo 
apex  often  brown  ;  all  the  tibiae  with  somewhat  distant  small  brown 
or  blackish  spots,  in  each  of  which  is  a  stout,  longisli,  black  or  brown 


PHYTOf'ORlDE.  313 

hair ;  tarsi  yellowish,  apex  of  the  terminal  joint  black  ;  sometimes 
the  1st  joint  is  slightly  piceous  ;  claws  reddish -brown. 

Abdomen  underneath  dark  reddish-brown. 

^ ,  length,  3 — 3^  lines. 

The  ?  is  oval  in  form  ;  the  elytra  extend  but  a  little  way  beyond 
the  abdomen,  and  in  consequence  the  insect  has  a  stunted  appear- 
ance. 

?,  length,  2i— 3  lines. 

This  species  has,  no  donbt,  hitherto  been  confounded  by  collec- 
tors in  this  country  with  F.  Ulnii.,  to  which  it  bears  a  great  likeness. 
The  following  charactei's  will  at  once  enable  any  one  to  separate 
them.  In  P.  ZUmi  the  antennae  are  much  shorter  than  in  P.  divpr- 
f/eiis ;  the  head  and  tliorax  have  a  pale  line  down  their  centres  ;  the 
corium  has  a  distinct,  large,  pale,  rhomboidal  spot  adjoining  the 
ciineus  and  the  hinder  thighs  have  always  2  broadish  yellow-white, 
irregular  streaks,  almost  forming  bands. 

It  is  widely  distributed,  and  has  been  taken  at  Newport,  South 
Wales,  Darenth  AVood,  amongst  black-currant  bushes,  and  other 
places  in  the  London  district,  by  beating,  in  July  and  August. 


Species  7. — Phytocoius  TJi.mt. 

CiMEX  Ulmi,  Li, I.  S.  N.  503,  110  (1767). 

MiKis    —     /V^/a  S.  R.  2.5G,  17  (1803). 

Phytocoeis  Uuti,  //.  Schf.  Wanz.  iii,  9,  fig.  234  (1836) ;  Mei/er,  Caps. 
■13,  2  (1813);  Kirschl.  Caps.  40,  20  (is'35) ;  Flor, 
llhyn.  Liv.  i,  116,  3  (1860)  &  ii,  593,  1  (1861) ; 
Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  250,  5  (1861). 

Brownish,  brownish-red,  or  reddish-yellow,  thickly  clothed  with  short 
yellow  hairs. 
Head. —  Cron-n  convex,  with  a  central  line,  and  generally  the  mar- 
gins of  the  clypeus  and  a  line  on  the  inside  of  each  eye,  pale  yellow. 
JntniiHP ;  basal  joint  brown  or  brownish-pink,  sparingly  clothed 
with  short,  fine,  almost  erect,  yellow  or  brown  hairs ;  on  the 
upperside  with  pale  yellow  spots,  and  generally,  on  the  under- 
side at  the  base,  with  a  short  piceous  streak ;  2nd  and  3rd  joints 
yellowish-brown  ;  2nd  at  the  base  pale  yellow,  immediately  fol- 
lowed by  a  narrow  blackish  or  brownish  band ;  4th  piceous  ;  occa- 
sionally the  apex  of  the  2nd  joint  narrowly,  and  the  apical   half 


314  CAPSINA. 

of  the  3rd,  are  pieeoiis.  Rostrum;  1st  and  2ud  joints  yellowisli ; 
3rd  and  4tb,  and  sometimes  the  apical  half  of  the  2nd,  piceous,  or 
dark  pitchy. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  ;  sides  almost  straight,  hinder  angles  very 
slightly  raised ;  the  posterior  margin  pale  yellowish-white,  somewhat 
depressed;  disk  with  two  callosities  behind  the  collar;  a  short  cen- 
tral line,  and  one  on  each  side,  in  a  line  with  the  eyes,  terminating 
behind  the  callosities,  pale  yellow.  Scutelhim  witli  a  pale  yellow 
central  line  and  a  brown  streak  on  either  side  the  apical  portion 
sometimes  uniting  and  leaving  only  the  apex  pale.  Elytra  of  the 
(^  longer  than  the  abdomen  ;  Claws  ;  inner  margin  brown,  extreme 
apex  black  ;  disk  brown,  leaving  the  sides  pale  ;  Corium  ;  anterior 
margin  spotted  with  brown,  at  its  junction  with  the  cuueus  piceous  ; 
1st  nerve  at  the  base  on  the  inside,  at  the  apex  on  the  outside,  a  line  next 
the  claval  suture,  and  the  apical  portion  between  the  1st  nerve  and 
the  claval  suture,  pitchy-brown  ;  immediately  below  this  and  between 
the  1st  nerve  and  the  anterior  margin  is  a  large  pale  triangle,  having 
its  base  on  the  base  of  thecuneus;  ttwY'^^s  reddish-brown  or  red- 
dish-yellow, darkest  at  the  apex ;  the  base  with  a  pale  triangle,  its 
apex  on  the  inner  margin  terminated  by  a  brown  spot,  and  forjning, 
with  the  triangle  on  the  corium,  a  rhomboidal  patch  ;  Menihrane 
hyaline,  slightly  iridescent ;  the  inner  margin,  to  a  little  beyond  a 
line  with  the  tip  of  the  cuneus,  piceous  ;  the  inner  cell,  a  triangular 
spot  underneath  it  to  the  tip  of  the  cuneiis,  a  short  curved  streak, 
and  a  triangular  patch  next  the  apex  of  the  anterior  margin,  and 
numerous  irregular  spots,  dark  gray  ;  generally  the  central  portion 
below  the  cell  is  more  or  less  clear  ;  cell-nerves  reddish.  Uterninn  : 
Prosternum  ;  xyphiis  pale ;  sides  white  or  yellowish-white,  with  a 
narrow  streak  near  the  outer  margin,  and  the  angles,  broadly  red  ;  Me- 
sosternum  brown  or  reddish,  sides  broadly  white  or  yellowish-white  ; 
Metastermtm  ;  sides  brown  or  reddish,  with  a  white  or  yellowish-white 
band  nearly  in  the  middh^.  Legs;  coxce  brown  or  reddisli,  with  a 
white  or  yellowish-vi'liite  band  in  the  middle ;  apex  pale  ;  fulcra 
yellowish-white,  with  a  brown  or  reddish  spot  on  the  upperside  ; 
thighs  yellowish  ;  1st  and  2nd  pairs  thicldy  covered  with  more  or 
less  confluent,  brown  spots  ;  ord  pair  dark  brown  or  reddish- 
brown,  thickly  and  iri-egularly  covered  with  small  Avhite  spots,  and 
with  2  larger,  somewhat  triangular  ones,  on  the  upperside  forming 
half  bands  ;  exti'cnie  apex  pale  yellowisli-whitc  ;  tihi(c  yellowish  ;  1st 
ajad  2nd  pairs  at  the  base  reddish-brown,  1st  pair  at  tlie  apex  broadly 


DER.f:OCORID^.  315 

piceous ;  in  tbe  middle  and  between  this  and  the  base  2  brown  or 
piceous  bands  ;  2nd  at  the  apex  and  a  narrow  band  a  little  below  the 
base  piceous  ;  3rd  pair  with  a  broad  band  at  the  base  and  the  apex 
narrowly  piceous ;  all  the  fihicc  with  small,  distant  brown  spots, 
in  each  of  which  is  set  alongish,  stout,  spinose  hair  ;  tarsi  yellowish  ; 
apex  of  the  terminal  joint  black  -.  occasionally  the  basal  joint  is  pale 
piceous  ;  claws  brown. 

Abdomen  underneath  brown  or  blackish,  sparingly  clothed  with 
short  yellowish  hairs  ;  sides  more  or  less  spotted  with  white. 

Length,  3 — 3^  lines. 

An  abundant  species  everywhere,  in  August  and  September,  on 
brambles,  &c. 


Family  5.— DER/EOCORTD^. 

Ctpu  us  ] . — D  E  R  .E  0  c  0  R 1  s .  KirscJi  h . 

Longisli  oval,  or  elongate. 

Head  short,  vertical  in  front,  wider  across  the  eyes  than  long; 
Crown  short,  more  or  less  convex  ;  Cli/peus  convex,  the  apex  in  a 
line  with,  or  a  little  longer  than,  the  base  of  the  antenna  ;  antenni- 
ferous  processes  very  short,  immediately  adjoining  and  on  the  lower 
half  of  the  eyes;  Face;  central  lobe  long,  more  or  less  convex; 
side  lobes  short,  narrow,  rounded  outwardly.  Antennce  shorter  or 
louger  than  the  body,  slender,  somewhat  filiform,  occasionally  with 
the  3rd  and  ith  joints  slightly  thickened  ;  the  1st  joint  only  stout) 
shorter  than,  or  as  long  as,  the  prouotum  ;  2nd  2  to  3  times  as  long  as 
the  1st ;  3rd  \  to  «rds  as  long  ^is  the  2ud  ;  4th  l  to  §rds  the  length  of 
the  3rd.  Eyes  prominent ;  viewed  from  above  hemispherical,  from 
the  side  long  oval.  Bostrum  reaching  to  the  2nd  or  3rd  abdominal 
segment ;  1st  joint  stout,  reaching  to  the  end  of  the  xyphus  of  the 
presternum. 

Thorac. — Fronotum  sliort,  trapezoidal,  with  a  transverse  channel 
in  front,  forming  a  collar ;  anterior  margin  straight,  2^  to  3  times 
smaller  than  the  posterior  one ;  sides  straight ;  hinder  angles 
rounded,  sometimes  slightly  raised ;  posterior  margin  convex,  some- 
times indented  in  the  middle  ;  dit^k  convex.  ScufeUum  longish  tri- 
angular, convex,  raised  above  the  clavus,  with  a  transverse  channel 
at   the  base.      Elytra    generally  much  longer  than  the   abdomen, 


316  CAPSINA. 

Clnvus  convex,  deflected  to  the  corium ;  Coriuin ;  anterior  sides 
margined,  sometimes  reflexed  ;  dislv  flat  or  slightly  convex,  horizontal 
as  far  as  the  junction  with  the  cuneus  and  membrane,  which  are 
more  or  less  deflected;  Cinieus  more  or  less  long,  triangular.  Sternum  : 
prostenmm ;  xj'phus  triangular,  concave,  with  an  acute  margin ; 
Mesosternym  convex,  posterior  margin  notched  in  the  middle  ;  Meta- 
sfermim  convex,  central  angles  prominent.  Legs  long,  somewhat 
slender;  1st  pair  generally  shorter  than  the  2nd,  3rd  longest; 
flnfihs  of  the  3rd  pair  thickened,  frequently  flattened  on  the  sides  ; 
tihio'  of  the  3rd  pair  slightly  bent ;  tarsi  short,  sometimes  stout ; 
tlie  joints  of  nearly  equal  length,  or  the  basal  joint  shortest. 


Species  1. — Derj^.ocorts  fulvomaculatus. 

CiMEX  FTJLYOMACULATVS,  De  G.  Mem.  iii,  294,  33  (1773), 

PiiYTOCOEis         —  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  88,  24   (1829) ;  Zell.  Ins. 

Lap.   273,  10  (1839) ;  Kola.  ]\[el.  Eut.   ii, 

109,  84  (1845). 
Capsus  —  //.  Snhf.  Wanz.  iii,  50,  fig.  267,  &  81,  fig.  362 

(1836);  ;!%«•,  Caps.  96,  84  (1843);  W//^. 

Geoc.  Fen.  109,  40  (1848). 

—  (DEH.T.oroRT.s)  ruLVOMACUL.VTUs,  KirscJib.  Caps.  49,  36  (1855). 

—  (Capsus)  —  J'/w,  Rhyii.Liv.i,505,21  (1860). 
Calocokis  fulvomacui.atds,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  253,  5  (1861). 

cf  elongate,  narrow,  slightly  oval ;  $  elongate,  oval,  slightly  indented 
in  the  middle  of  the  anterior  margin  of  the  elytra.  Brownish,  or 
yellowish-brown  ;  thickly  clothed  with  fine  golden-yellow  hairs. 
Antcnnceaome^vhvii  filiform ;  2nd  joint  slightly  thickest  at  theapex. 

Head  black ;  Crorvn  with  a  very  short  channel  between  the 
eyes ;  a  more  or  less  large  spot  on  the  inside  of  each  eye,  and  the 
base  frequently  yellowish ;  Face  vertical ;  central  lobe  black  or 
brown,  longish,  convex,  somewhat  narrow ;  side  lobes  black,  short, 
stoutish  ;  sides  of  the  fiicc  yellowish.  Antcnnce  yellowish  or  brownisli- 
yellow  ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  clothed  with  fine,  very  short  black  hairs ; 
base  and  apex  of  the  1st  joint  narrowly,  and  apex  of  the  2nd 
broadly,  black ;  3rd  and  4th  black  or  pitchy-black ;  base  of  the  3rd 
pale  yellow.  Bostrum  yellowish,  reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of  cox£e ; 
tip  black. 


DEK.EOCOUID^E.  .317 

Thorax. — l^roiiotuiii  with  a  more  or  less  iutemipted  channel 
behind  the  colkir;  sides  slightly  eoucMve  ;  hinder  angles  raised  ;  pos- 
tei'ior  margin  convex,  indented  in  the  middle ;  disk  convex,  trans- 
versely wrinkled,  black,  with  a  more  or  less  large  central  streak 
sometimes  extending  from  the  transverse  channel  to  the  posterior 
margin,  and  the  latter  within  the  angles  yellowish,  or  the  disk 
yellow ;  the  space  between  the  collar  and  the  transverse  chauuel, 
2  large  somewhat  triangular  patches,  often  extending  from  the 
latter  to  the  posterior  margin,  and  the  hinder  angles,  black. 
i^cutelhiin  yellowish,  transversely  wrinkled,  transverse  channel 
black  :  or  entirely  black,  with  the  basal  angles,  and  sometimes  the 
apex,  reddish  yellow.  Elytra :  Clavus ;  inner  margin  and  apex 
narrowly  black  ;  between  the  nerve  and  the  suture  somewhat  pale  ; 
CoriiDii ;  anterior  margin  narrowly  black,  within  the  latter  pale ; 
beyond  the  middle,  and  between  the  1st  nerve  and  the  anterior 
margin,  a  large,  somewhat  triangular,  fuscous  white  patch,  the  colour 
having  the  appearance  of  being  rubbed  or  washed  out ;  Cuneus  ;  at 
the  base  a  triangular  patch,  its  apex  on  the  inner  margin  brownish, 
or  brownish-orange  near  the  outer  basal  angle;  inner  margin  piceous  ; 
apex  broadly  black ;  centre  with  a  yellow  trapezoidal  patch,  more 
or  less  broadly  orange-yellow  towards  and  at  the  inner  margin  ; 
Memlrane  blackish  ;  below  the  apex  of  the  cuneus  a  somewhat 
lozenge-shaped,  yellowish  patch,  followed  by  a  large  triangular  black 
one  extending  to  the  apex  of  the  anterior  margin ;  inner  marginal 
nerve  brown ;  cell-nerves  brownish-yellow  or  reddish,  exteriorly 
with  a  yellowish  margin;  cells  yellowish,  hiteniunt ;  sides  reddish 
or  brow^n-red.  li^g^s  ■  co.i\e  and  fulcra  yellowish,  the  latter  brown- 
ish posteriorly ;  tliiylis  reddish-yellow,  w^ith  longitudinal  rows  of 
bi"own  spots  extending  throughout  their  entire  length,  the  spots 
largest  on  the  underside  of  the  3rd  pair ;  towards  the  apex  of  the 
latter,  one  or  more  irregular  brown  bands ;  tibice  yellowish,  with 
minute  brown  spots  and  short,  stout,  somewhat  spinose,  brown 
hairs;  apex  blackish;  tami  brownish-yellow;  1st  joint  brown,  8rd 
at  the  apex  black  ;  flaws  black  or  brown. 

Length,  3]  lines. 

A  ])lentiful  species  at  Darenth.  on  black-currant  bushes,  and 
occasionally  on  birch  trees,  in  June. 


318  CAPSINA. 


S^jecies  2. — DekyEocoris  striatellus. 

Lyg.*;us  siruATELLUs,  Fub.  S.  11.  230,  161  (1803j  ;  l\iaz.  F.  G.  93,  17 

(ISOl  — 1S05). 
MiRis  —  WoJjf,  Ic.  Cim.  156,  t.  15,  fig.  150,  «,  h  a«01). 

Phytocokis    —  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  84,  15  (1829) ;  Halm,  Wauz. 

ii,  133,  Cg.  218  (1833);  Zett.  lus.  Lap.  272,  8 

(1839j;  Koleii.  Mel.  Ent.  ii,  113,  89  (1845). 
Capsus  —  Meyer,  Caps.  91,  81  (184-3) ;  Sahib.  Geoc  Een. 

105,  30  (1848). 

—  (DEKii;ocoius)  STRIATELLUS,  Kirsclib.  Caps.  56,  50  (1855). 

—  (Capsus)  —  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  492,  14  I ISGO). 
Calocoeis  stkiatellus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  251,  1  (1861). 

Lougish  oval;    yellow;    clotlied   with    very   short,   pale   yellowish- 
white  hairs.     Antennce  somewhat  filiform. 

Head  with  a  black,  piceous,  or  red-browu  central  streak,  extendiug 
from  between  the  eyes  to  the  apex  of  the  clypeus,  and  a  reddish  or 
reddish-brown  streak  on  each  side  the  central  one,  curving  round, 
and  generally  uniting  immediately  behind  it ;  anteuniferous  pro- 
cesses margined  with  black ;  Face  vertical ;  central  lobe  convex 
longish,  somewhat  stout ;  base  and  a  central  streak  piceous ; 
side  lobes  short,  somewhat  stout,  blackish  at  the  base.  Antenncc 
yellowish  ;  3rd  and  4th  joints  and  the  apex  of  the  2ud  brownish 
or  piceous.  Rostrum  reaching  to  the  1st  or  2nd  abdominal  segment ; 
yellowish  or  reddish-yellow  ;  tip  black. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  with  2  callosities  behind  the  collar;  hinder 
angles  very  slightly  raised ;  posterior  margin  convex,  almost  straight 
in  the  middle  ;  disk  convex,  very  finely  punctured,  much  deflected  ; 
posterior  margin  of  the  collar  generally  2  spots  behind  each  cal- 
losity, and  a  posterior  band  (within  the  margin)  broadly  black ; 
sometimes  the  spots  are  united,  and  the  posterior  band  more  or  less 
interrupted.  Scutellum  finely  wrinkled  transversely,  black  at  the 
base  as  far  as  the  transverse  channel.  Elytra:  Claviis ;  inner 
margin  and  a  streak  on  each  side  the  nerve  black  ;  Corium  ;  anterior 
margin  and  a  streak  on  both  sides  of  the  1st  and  2ud  nerves  black ; 
apex  of  the  anterior  margin,  a  triangular  patch  between  the  fur- 
cation within  the  end  of  the  1st  nerve,  and  the  inner  angle,  black  ; 
CuHcus  yellow  ;  apex  bhick  ;  anterior  margin  rounded  at  the  base, 


DER.EOCORID.E.  319 

leaving  a  small  but  distinct  notch  ;  Jfemhmne  gray,  with  a  large, 
square,  pale  spot  below  the  apex  of  the  cuneus ;  between  the  under- 
side of  the  cells  and  the  pale  spot,  the  inner  margin  of  the  latter, 
and  a  triangular  patch  on  the  anterior  margin  reaching  to  the  apex, 
blackish  ;  inner  marginal  nerve  black  ;  cell-nerves  yellow  ;  large  cell 
pale  ;  base  narrowly,  and  the  apex  more  or  less  broadly,  blackish. 
ZeffS  yellow,  clothed  with  very  short  black  hairs ;  thighs  more  or 
less  red ;  1st  and  2nd  pairs  generally  with  2  pale  bands ;  8rd  with 
a  single  band  before  the  apex ;  tihics  with  fine,  black,  spinose  hairs  ; 
3rd  pair  bent  below  the  base  ;  apex  of  all  the  pairs  black  ;  2nd  and  3rd 
frequently  reddish  at  the  base  ;  tarsi  and  claics  blackish. 

Abdomen. —  J",  underside  black,  with  a  yellow  streak  along  the 
sides;    ?  yellow;  sides  and  middle  reddjsh-brown. 

Length,  3^  lines. 

A  common  species,  on  trunks  of  ti'ees  and  palings,  in  May  and 
June.  It  has  occurred  at  Lewisham,  Bexley,  Darenth  Wood,  and 
other  places. 


Species  3. — Der.4;ocoiiis  bipunctatus. 

CiiiEX  PAUULINUS,  Scop.  Ent.  Cam.  132,  384,  var.  2  (17'53). 

Lyg.eus  BiPUXCTATUS,  Fab.  S.  R.  235,  158  (1803). 

Phitocoius     —  Fall.  Hem.  i,  78,  2  (1S29) ;  Biu-m.  Handb.  ii,  270, 

H  (1835) ;  ZetL  Ins.  Lap.  271,  1  (1839). 
Capsus  —  H.  Schf.  Wauz.  ill,  79,  fig-  298  (1836);  Mei/er, 

Caps.  5L  10  (1843):  Sahib.    Geoc.  Fen.  101, 

20  (1848). 
—      (Dek.eocouis)  BiPUNCT.iTCs,  Kifsclib.  Caps.  60,  58  (1855). 
Capsus  (Capsus)    —       Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  498,  17  (1860). 
Calocoris  —        Fieb.  Euron.  Hem.  254,  10  (1861). 

^  elongate,  somewhat  narrowed  at  the  membrane ;  ?  longish  oval. 
Green,  or  yellowish-green,  clothed  with  fine,  short,  black  hairs, 
sparingly  intermixed  with  pale  ones. 

}£ead. — Antenace :  1st  and  2nd  joints  clothed  with  very  short 
black  hairs;  1st  joint  green;  2nd,  3rd,  and  4th  more  or  less 
brownish  yellow.  Rostnim  reaching  to  the  2nd  abdominal  seg- 
ment ;  pale  brownish-yellow ;  tip  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronofum  with  2  callosities  behind  the  collar ;  hinder 


320  CAI'.SINA. 

augles  very  slightly  raised  ;  posterior  margiu  convex,  iudeuted  iu  the 
middle  ;  disk  convex,  much  deflected,  very  finely  punctured 
and  wrinkled  transversely,  with  2  black  spots  near  the  callosities, 
placed  closer  together  than  in  6'.  C/i!e«o^;of//«.  Elytra:  Corium ;  the 
(^  frequently  with  a  small  black  spot  on  the  membrane-suture, 
about  the  middle  of  the  outer  cell ;  Ganeus  yellowish-green ;  Mem- 
hrane  blackish ;  the  inner  margin  as  far  as  a  line  with  the  tip  of  the 
cuneus  and  the  anterior  margin  narrowly  black ;  cell-nerves  green 
or  yellow  ;  apes  of  the  outer  nerve  exteriorly  margined  with  brown  ; 
in  addition,  the  (^  generally  has  a  black  spot  at  the  outer  angle  of 
the  outer  cell  next  the  cuneus.  Leys  greenish  or  brownish-yellow, 
clothed  with  vei'y  short,  fine  black  hairs ;  all  the  tliiyhs  with  a  few 
stout,  almost  erect,  black  hairs  ;  3rd  pair  with  several  brown 
spots  at  the  apex ;  tihia  piceous  at  the  apex  ;  3rd  pair  slightly  bent, 
with  short,  stout,  spinose  black  hairs ;  tarsi  brownish  ;  apex  of  the 
3rd  joint  and  the  claws  piceous. 

Abdomen. — Upperside  black  ;  connexicum  brownish-yellow  or  yel- 
lowish ;  underside  clothed  with  fine,  short,  yellowish-white  or 
silvery  hairs. 

Length,  ^—^  lines. 

A  common  species,  on  the  borders  of  fields  and  woods,  and  at 
the  bottom  of  hedge-banks,  amongst  nettles,  &c.,  by  beating  and 
sweeping,  iu  June  and  July. 


Species  4. — DfiRiEOcoRis  striatus. 

Ci:\iEX  STiviATi's,  Lin.  Y.  S.  900  (lyOl) ;  Scop.  Eiit.  C;ini.  133,  387  0  '^'J'^J ; 

Lhi.  S.N.  730,  105  (1767) ;  De  G.  Mem.  ill,  191,  29, 

t.  15,   iigs.  13-15  (1773);   Sc/ir.  Enum.  284,  547 

(1781). 

MiEIs         —        iro/f,  Ic.  Cim.  37,  t.  4,  fig.  37,  a,  h  (1800) ;  Yah.  S.  K. 

255,  15  (1803) 
Capsus       —        Vanz.  F.  G.  93,  22  (1801— 1S05)  ;    Meijer,    Caps.  94, 
SO  (1843);  Saldb.   Geoc.  Fen.  97,  11  (1848). 
—      (Dek.eocokis)  STiUATTJS,  Kiischb.  49,  37  (1855). 
Phytocoeis  striatus,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  83,  14  (1829) ;  Ualm,  AVaiiz. 
ii,  134,  fig.  219  (1833);  Bum.  liaiidb.  ii,  267, 
4(1835);    Am.  el  Serv.  Hem.  279,  1  (1843); 
Zell.  Ins.  Lap.  272,  7  (1845). 

I'OLYMEKUS  (CYLLECORIs)  STRIATUS,    Kok/l.  ^Icl.  Lilt,  ii,  103,  76  (1845). 


DER.^OCOlllU-E.  321 

Capsus  (Capscs)  STiuATUs  Flor,  llhjn.  Liv.  i,  490,  13  (1S60). 
Pycnopterna  STRIATA,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  263,  1  (1S61). 

Elongate,  somewhat  parallel.  Black,  sparingly  clothed  with  fine, 
very  short,  somewhat  erect,  black  hairs.  Anteimce  long ;  2nd 
joint  thickened  towards  the  apex ;  3rd  and  4th  perceptibly 
thinner  than  the  2nd.    iJLef/s ;  3rd  pair  long. 

Head. — Crown  with  a  short  yellow  streak  on  the  inner  side  of  the 
hinder  half  of  each  eye;  centre  of  the  autenniferous  processes  generally 
yellow ;  Face  vertical ;  central  lobe  long,  convex,  somewhat  narrow, 
with  a  very  short  central  channel  at  the  base ;  side  lobes  short, 
narrow.  Antennce ;  1st  joint  reddish-brown;  base  and  apex  black, 
sometimes  entirely  black ;  with  a  few  stout,  somewhat  erect,  black 
hairs  ;  2nd,  3rd,  and  4th  black ;  base  of  the  3rd  pale  yellow.  Ros- 
trum black,  or  brownish-black,  reaching  to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxas ; 
1st  joint  stout. 

Thorax. — Pronotiim  with  2  callosities  behind  the  collar,  divided  by 
a  short  longitudinal  keel,  at  the  base  of  which  are  two  deep  punc- 
tures ;  hinder  angles  raised ;  posterior  margin  convex,  much  in- 
dented in  the  middle  ;  disk  convex,  wrinkled  transversely,  and  gently 
deflected ;  the  centre  with  an  oval  yellow  sj)ot  extending  from  the 
punctures  to  the  posterior  margin  ;  rarely,  the  pronotum  is  yellow 
with  the  exception  of  the  collar,  callosities,  hinder  angles,  posterior 
margin,  and  a  V-shaped  patch  near  the  latter.  Scutellum  very  finely 
wrinkled  transversely  ;  with  a  short  keel  next  the  apex  and  a  short 
yellow  streak  on  the  sides,  or  entirely  yellow  with  the  exception  of 
the  base  and  a  central  line.  EJijtra  :  Claviis ;  nerve  bright  yellow, 
broadest  at  the  base ;  next  the  suture  and  within  the  inner  margin 
more  or  less  dusky  yellow  ;  Corium  within  the  anterior  margin 
broadly,  and  2nd  and  3rd  nerves  yellow ;  1st  nerve  yellow  at  the 
base ;  apex  orange-yellow  ;  Cimeus  yellow,  orange-yellow,  or  brown- 
ish-yellow ;  base  paler,  broadest  at  the  inner  angle.  Memhrane 
gray,  with  a  black  patch  extending  from  below  the  cells  to  the  apex 
of  the  anterior  margin,  or  with  a  small  pale  patch  between  the  cells 
and  the  black  one  ;  inner  marginal  nerve  black  ;  cell-nerves  orange- 
yellow  ;  cells,  and  frequently  the  exterior  margin  of  the  outer  one, 
black.  Leijs  orange-red;  thighs;  1st  and  2nd  pairs  generally,  3rd 
always,  with  1  or  2  longitudinal  rows  of  spots  on  both  sides  ; 
1st  and  2nd  "pairs  narrowly  black  at  the  apex  ;  3rd  broadly 
black,  sometimes  entirely  black ;    tihice  bent  below  the  base,  and 

21 


322  CAPSINA. 

somewhat  tliicldy  covered  with  short,  stout,  erect  hairs;  extreme 
base  generally,  and  apex  of  all  the  pairs,  black  ;  2nd  and  3rd  pairs 
broadly  pale  yellow  before  the  apex  ;  sometimes  the  basal  half  of  the 
3rd  is  black  ;  tarsi  and  claivs  black  ;  3rd  joint  of  the  tarsi  longest ; 
1st  and  2nd  of  almost  equal  length. 

Abdomen. — Upperside  black  ;  underside  black,  margins  of  the 
segments  more  or  less  yellow.  * 

Length,  4^ — 5  lines. 

We  have  not  met  with  this  species  in  any  numbers.  It  has 
occurred  by  beating  bushes  and  trees  in  open  places  in  woods,  from 
June  to  August,  at  Darenth  "Wood  and  Tunbridge  "Wells. 


Species  5. — Der^ocoris  sexguttatus. 

CiMEX  6-GUTTATrs,  Fab.  Mantiss.  ii,  304,  254  (1787). 

Lyg^us  sexguttatus,  F«6.E.S.iv,  174, 139(1794);  S.R.  237,173  (1803). 

Phytocoeis     —  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  86,  20  (1829). 

Capsus  —  //.  Schf.  Wauz.  ill,  11,  fig.  395  (1835) ;  Mei/er, 

Caps.  92,  77  (1843). 
PoLYMERUS  (lophyrus),  Kolen.  Mel.  Eut.  ii,  106,  SO  (1845). 
Capsus  (Capsus)  sexguttatus,  Flo>\  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  494,  15  (1860). 
Calocokis  —  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  252,  4  (1861). 

{J  elongate,  somewhat  narrow  ;  $  elongate,  somewhat  oval.  Black, 
very  sparingly  clothed  with  fine,  short,  yellowish  hairs  next  the 
ciliated  anterior  margin  of  the  corium,  only  perceptible  in  veiy 
fine  specimens ;  Antennoe  somewhat  filiform. 

Head  shining ;  a  streak  along  the  inside  of  the  eyes,  antenniferous 
processes,  and  base  of  the  antennee  narrowly  yellowish ;  Face  ver- 
tical ;  central  lobe  long,  convex  ;  side  lobes  short,  somewhat  stout. 
Eyes  deep  chocolate-brown,  or  reddish-brown.  Sostrum  reaching  to 
the  2nd  abdominal  segment ;  basal  joint  black,  extreme  base  on 
each  side  underneath,  generally  red ;  remaining  joints  brown  ;  tip 
black. 

Thorax. — Pronotiim  with  2  callosities  behind  the  collar ;  sides 
very  slightly  concave ;  hinder  angles  somewhat  raised ;  posterior 
margin  convex,  slightly  indented  in  the  middle ;  disk  convex ; 
thickly  and  finely  punctured  posteriorly ;  the  collar,  a  somewhat 
lunate  patch  on  each  side,  an  oval  patch  in  the  middle,  narrowed  into 
a  fine  line  as  it  pah;ses  between  the  callosities  and  joins  the  collar, 


DER^OCOIlID.i:.  323 

yellow.  Scufellum  finely  wrinkled  transversely,  and  slightly  de- 
pressed before  the  apex ;  base  to,  or  a  very  little  beyond  the  transverse 
channel,  black ;  remainder  yellow.  Ehjtra ;  Clavus  convex  ;  some- 
what deeply,  irregularly,  and  coarsely  punctured,  with  a  short 
yellow  streak  at  the  apex,  between  the  nerve  and  the  suture  ;  Corium 
thickly  punctured ;  anterior  margin  throughout  its  entire  length 
yellow;  base  between  the  1st  and  2nd  nerves,  as  far  as  in  a  line 
with  the  apex  of  the  clavus  streak,  and  a  short  streak  at  the  apical 
inner  angle,  forming  with  the  clavus  streak  an  X-shaped  patch, 
yellow  ;  Cuneus  orange-yellow  ;  apex  black ;  Memhrajie  blackish ; 
below  the  apex  of  the  cuneus  a  somewhat  round  pale  spot ;  inner 
marginal  nerve  and  cell-nerves  black.  Legs  black  or  pitchy  black  ; 
all  the  thiglis  generally  with  a  longitudinal  row  of  spots  on  both 
sides;  1st  and  2nd  pairs  frequently  pitchy  yellow  ;  ^fJ/te  yellowisb, 
clothed  with  very  short,  fine,  brown  hairs,  and  a  few  longer  spinose 
ones ;  apex  piceous ;  tarsi  piceous ;  3rd  joint  black ;  claics  brown. 
Abdomen ;  underside ;  (^  black ;  $  with  a  streak  along  the  sides, 
and  the  margin  of  the  connexivum  narrowly  yellowish. 

Length,  S\  lines. 

This  species  appears  to  be  somewhat  scarce.  Dr.  Power  has  taken 
it  at  Thornton  Reservoir,  Leicestershire,  in  July. 

iSjjecies  6. — DERiEocoRis  binotatus. 

LYG.T5US  BINOTATUS,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  172, 130  (1791);  S.  E.  235, 159  (1S03). 
Phytocoeis    —        Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  78,  3  (1829). 
Capsus  —       H.  ScJif.  Wanz.  iii,  17,  f]g.  296  (1836) ;  Mei/er,  Caps. 

92,  78  (1813). 

—  (Dek^ocoris)  binotatus,  Kirschh.  Caps.  59,  56  (1855). 

—  (Capsus)  —         Flor,  Rbyn.  Liv.  i,  499,  IS  (I860). 
Oncognathus  —         Fieb,  Europ.  Hem.  216  (1S61). 

Elongate,  narrow,  almost  parallel.     Yellowish  or  greenish-yellowj 
clothed  with  fine, short,  whitish  hairs;  Antenna  somewhat  filiform. 

Sead  with  2  spots  on  the  crown  at  the  hinder  margin  of  the  eyes, 
a  narrow  streak  along  the  inside  of  each  eye,  and  the  margin  of  the 
clypeus,  piceous  ;  Face  vertical ;  central  lobe  convex,  shortish,  black 
or  piceous  ;  side  lobes  short,  stoutish,  narrowly  piceous  on  the  iiiner 
margin.  Antennce ;  1st  joint  dusky  green,  clothed  with  fine,  short, 
black  hairs  ;  2nd,  3rd,  and  4th  brownish.  Eijes  large,  semicircular 
above ;  viewed  from   the   side,  oval.     Bostriim  reaching  to  the  3rd 


324  CAPS  I  x\  A. 

abdomiual  segment,  yellowish ;  tip  browu  ;  1st  joint  reaching  be- 
yond the  syphus  of  the  prostermim. 

Thorax. — Pronotiom  with  2  callosities  behind  the  collar  ;  sides 
slightly  concave ;  hinder  angles  slightly  raised ;  posterior  margin 
convex,  indented  in  the  middle  ;  disk  convex  ;  thickly  and  somewhat 
deeply  punctured,  and  transversely  wrinkled,  with  2  large,  trape- 
zoidal black  patches,  extending  from  behind  the  callosities  to  the 
posterior  margin ;  or,  the  disk  black,  with  the  exception  of  the  collar, 
sides,  posterior  mai'gin  narrowly  and  a  central  line,  yellow.  Sciitellum 
with  a  short,  narrow,  black  streak  on  the  sides  at  the  base.  Elytm ; 
Clavus  black  at  the  base  on  each  side  the  nerve ;  Corium  between 
the  1st  and  2nd  nerves,  at  the  apex,  more  or  less  piceous  or  black ; 
inside  of  the  2nd  nerve  about  half  its  length,  next  the  apex,  and 
outside  of  the  3rd  nerye  about  half  its  length,  next  the  base,  black  ; 
Ciineus  yellowish  or  greenish -yellow  ;  Membrane  fuscous  ;  a  long 
triangular  patch,  extending  from  below  the  cells  to  the  apex  of  the 
anterior  margin  and  the  cells,  darker  ;  inner  marginal  nerve  pitchy 
black  ;  cell-nerves  yellowish  or  reddish-yellow,  with  a  pale  margin 
exteriorly.  Lejs  yellowish  or  brownish-yellow,  clothed  with  very 
fine,  short,  black  hairs ;  tibl<s  with  fine,  short,  spinose  hairs ;  ajDCx 
of  all  the  pairs  piceous  or  black ;  tarsi  and  claws  black. 

Length,  2}, — 3  lines. 

A  common  species.  To  be  met  with  by  sweeping  and  beating 
flowers,  bushes,  &c.,  in  June,  Jnly,  and  August.  It  has  been  taken 
in  the  New  Forest ;  at  Llautrissant  and  Newport,  North  Wales  ; 
Bexley,  Darenth,  &c. 

Sjjecies  7. — DeiL'Eocoris  seticornis. 

CiMEX  SETicoKNis,  Fad.  Mantiss.  ii,  305,  2G9  (1789). 
Lyg^us  seticoknis.  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  179,  160  (1794). 
MiRis  TIBIALIS,  JFolf,  Ic.  Cim.  117,  111,  t.  12,  fig.  Ill,  a,  I  (1S02). 
CArsussETicoRNis,7'l/<^.S.R.  214, 1S(  1803);  ^'^////(i.Gcoc.  Fen.  108, 3S(1S1S). 
Mims  SETICORNIS,  Wolff,  Ic.  Cim.  158,  152,  tab.  xvi,  fig.  152,  <7,Z^(1S01). 
PiU'TOCORis  APiCALis,  Halui.  Wauz.  i,  220,  fig.  Ill  (named  laterulh  on 
tlie  plate),  (1831). 
—  SETICORNIS,  Fall.  Ilcm.  i,  88,  23  (1829) ;  Brnm.  Handb.  ii, 

269, 12  (1835);  Zelt.  Ins.  Lap.  273, 11  (1839); 

Kolen.  Mel.  Ent.  ii,  111,  91  (1845). 
Capsus  (DeryEOCORIs)  SETICORNIS,  Kirsclib.  Cups.  58,  54  (1855). 
Capsus  (Capsus)  lateralis,  Flor,  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  503,  20  (1860). 
Calocoris  —  i^<e/A  Em-op.  Hem.  251,  19  (1861). 


DEK.^OCORID-E.  325 

Elongate.  Black,  covered  with  flue,  golden-yellow  hairs  ;  Antennce ; 
2nd  joint  thickened  towards  the  apex  ;  3rd  and  4th  f>lightly 
thickened. 

Head  shining;  Antennce ;  3rd  and  Ith  joints  reddish  or  yellowish- 
brown,  nostrum  reaching  beyond  tlie  3rd  pair  of  coxa>,  brown ;  tip 
black. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  shininfr,  with  2  callosities  behind  the  collar  • 
the  posterior  margin,  frequently  a  central  line  extending  from  the 
latter  to  the  callosities  and  the  collar,  yellow ;  disk  much  deflected, 
thickly  and  finely  punctured,  and  somewhat  transversely  wrinkled. 
Scutelliim  transversely  wrinkled.  ISlytra ;  Claviis  transversely 
wrinkled ;  Coriiim  ;  anterior  margin  black  ;  base  yellow  as  far  as  in 
a  line  with  the  apex  of  the  scutellum  ;  or  the  entire  width  between 
the  anterior  margin  and  the  1st  nerve  from  the  base  to  the  apex 
yellow ;  or  the  entire  disk  brownish-yellow,  the  apex  between  the 
1st  nerve  and  the  claval  suture  more  or  less  pitchy  black  or 
black  ;  disk  thickly  punctured,  and  somewhat  transversely  wrinkled ; 
Citneus  very  finely  wrinkled  transversely ;  red,  orange-yellow,  or 
yellow ;  the  inner  angle  at  the  base  and  the  apex  black  ;  or  the 
entire  cuneus  black ;  3Iemhrane  blackish,  the  inner  margin  and 
the  nerves  black ;  cells,  and  a  narrow  margin  round  the  nerves 
exteriorly,  pale.  Ler^s  yellowish  or  brownish-yellow;  all  the  tJ/igl/s 
black ;  their  apex  narrowly  brownish-yellow ;  tibics  with  long  black 
spinose  hairs ;  their  apex,  and  not  unfrequently  the  base  of  the  3rd 
pair  below  the  knee  pitchy  black  or  black ;  farsi  yellowish  or 
brownish-yellow  ;  the  3rd  joint,  and  sometimes  the  1st,  piceous  or 
black  ;  claws  piceous  or  brown. 

Length,  4  lines. 

Several  specimens  were  taken  by  Dr.  Power  at  Thorness  Bay, 
and  Luccombe,  Isle  of  "Wight,  in  July  and  August,  ISGl. 


Species  8. — DEUiEOCorxis  Ciiexopodii. 

Mmis  L.£VIGATUS,   Pa)/::.  F.  G.  93,  21  (1793);  Wolf,  Ic.  Cim.  30,  tab. 

4,  fig.  30,  a,  h  (1800) ;  nou  Liii. 
PiiYTOCOEis  CnEXOPODii,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  77,  1  (1839);  Kolen.  Moll. 

Eut.ii,  113,  90  (1815). 
Capsus  ~  Sahib.  Gcoc.  Een.  100, 18  (1818) ;  Mpyer,  Caps. 

51,  11  aS13). 


336  CAPSINA. 

Capsus  (Der.eocokis)  Chexopodii,  Kii'schb.  Caps.  57,  51  (1855). 
—      (Capsus)  Ciienopodii,  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  501,  19  (1860). 
Calocokis  Ciienopodii,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  255,  12  (ISGl). 

^  elongate,  wide  ;  $  somewhat  oval.  Gray-greenisli,  or  pale  yel- 
lowish-green, thickly  clothed  with  very  pale  golden-yellow  hairs  ; 
3rd  and  4th  joints  of  the  antemif©  tliickened. 

Head. — Antcnncp ;  1st  joint  clothed  with  short,  hlack  hairs,  with 
a  few  scattered  black  spots,  in  each  of  which  is  set  a  sliort,  stout, 
almost  erect,  black  hair ;  1st  and  2ud  pale  brownish-yellow ;  3rd 
and  4th,  and  the  apex  of  the  2nd,  reddish ;  base  of  the  3rd  pale. 
Bostrum  reaching  to  the  2nd  abdominal  segment,  pale  brownish- 
yellow  ;  tip  black. 

Thorax. — Tronotum  with  2  callosities  behind  the  collar;  disk 
somewhat  thickly  and  finely  punctured,  witli  2  black  spots  near  the 
hinder  margin,  almost  in  a  line  with  the  basal  angles  of  the 
scutellum ;  frequently  the  spots  are  wanting.  Scutellum  finely 
wrinkled  transversely,  with  a  piceous  or  blackish  streak  down  each 
side  of  the  centre.  Elytra  :  Claviis  ;  the  whole,  or  the  apical  half  of 
the  inner  margin,  the  nerve,  and  frequently  the  space  between  the 
nerve  and  the  inner  margin  piceous  ;  Corium ;  anterior  margin  and 
basal  half  of  the  1st  nerve  black  or  pitchy  black  ;  frequently  the  1st 
nerve  broadly,  and  a  somewhat  longish  triangular  patch  at  the  apex 
between  the  1st  and  2nd  nerves  piceous ;  Cuneus  pale  greenish- 
white  ;  extreme  apex  frequently  piceous ;  Membrane  hyaline  or 
pale  gray ;  cell  nerves  yellowish  or  brownish,  narrowly  mai'gined 
on  both  sides  with  pale  yellow;  inner  margin  to  a  little  beyond 
the  tip  of  the  cuneus  and  the  apex  of  the  inner  cell-nerve,  piceous. 
Legs  pale  brownish-yellow ;  all  the  tli'ujlis  with  black  spots, 
thickest  on  the  3rd  pair  next  the  apex,  with  a  few  scattered,  fine, 
almost  erect,  black  hairs ;  t'lhia  with  black  spots,  in  cacli  of  whicli  is 
set  a  short,  stout,  black,  spinose  hair ;  3rd  pair  slightly  bent ;  iarsi 
brownish-yellow;  apex  of  the  3rd  joint  piceous  or  black;  claios 
brown. 

Abdomen ;  upperside  brown  or  black  ;  apex  frequently,  and  the 
counexivum,  greenish. 

Length,  3-^ — 4  lines. 

After  death,  the  insect  generally  changes  in  colour  to  brownish- 
yellow,  or  yellowish,  the  markings  becoiniug  more  or  less  decided ; 
the  cuneus,  as  in  life,  remaining  always  distinctly  palest.     It  is  a 


DERiEOCORID^.  327 

most  abundant  species  amongst  CJienojwdium,  Ononis  sponosa,  and 
other  plants  growing  by  the  waysides,  or  on  the  borders  of  fields,  or 
Avoods,  and  to  be  met  with  from  July  to  September,  by  beating  or 
sweeping. 


Species  9. — DERiEocoRis  teuiiugatus. 

CiMEX  KOSEOMACULATUS,  Be  Geer,  Gescli.  Ins.  iii,  193,  33  (1780). 
Capsus  cruentatus,  f^ilkrs,  L.  E.  533,  188  (1789). 

—  EiBis  aud  C.  ROSATUS,  ScJircmk,  F.  B.  1U9  (1801). 

Lyg.eus  pekrugatus,  Fah.  E.  S.  iv,  173, 132;(1791) ;  S.R.  236, 1G3  (1803). 

Phytocoris  —  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  SG,  19  (1829) ;  Hahn,  Wanz.  i, 
204,  tab.  101  (1831) ;  Bum.  Handb.  ii,  270,  16 
(1835) ;  Rolen.  Mel.  Eut.  ii,  111,  87  (18i5). 

Capsus  —         SaJM.  Geoc.  Fen.  104,  29  (1848) ;  Mei/er,  Caps. 

52,  12  (1843). 

—  (Der^eocoris)  ferrugatus,  Kirschh.  Caps.  57,  53  (1855). 

—  (Capsus)  ferrugatus,  Flor,  Eliyn.  Liv.  i,  496,  16  (1860). 
HoMODEMus  ferrugatus,  Fleh.  Europ.  Hem.  249,  1  (1861). 

(J    somewhat  elongate,  narrowed  at  the  membrane ;    $  somewhat 
oval.  Yellowish-green,  or  green,  clothed  with  short,  black  hairs. 

Secul  brownish  or  brownish-red,  with  a  pale  central  line  from 
between  the  eyes  to  the  apex  of  the  convex  clypeus,  and  another 
on  the  inside  of  each  eye,  extending  to  the  base  of  the  antenna? ;  or 
sometimes  the  head  is  black,  with  the  lines  yellow  ;  Face  frequently 
rosy,  central  lobe  large,  stout,  convex,  with  a  short  channel  at  the 
base ;  side  lobes  short,  stout.  Antenncs  brown,  extreme  apex  of  the 
1st,  and  the  3rd  and  4th  joints  darker;  1st  covered  w^ith  short,  fine, 
black  hairs.  Ei/es  brown,  with  a  yellowish  streak  behind.  liosfrtim 
brownish  or  brownish-yellow ;  the  tip  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  2  callosities  behind  the  collar,  frequently 
connected,  and  with  2  deep  punctures  in  front ;  occasionally  the 
posterior  margin  of  the  callosities  is  piceous  or  black  ;  disk  thickly 
and  coarsely  punctured,  more  or  less  pale  brownish,  leaving  a  broad 
central  streak,  and  the  sides  yellowish-green  or  greenish.  Scufellicm 
thickly  and  coarsely  punctured,  with  a  central,  and  occasionally  a 
transverse  basal  line,  piceous  or  black.  Elytra  : .  Clavus  reddish  or 
rosy,  except  the  apex  and  the  nerve,  which  are  pale ;  frequently  the 


3.28  CAPSINA, 

extreme  apex  is  pi(3eous ;  Corium  witli  a  streak  extending  from  the 
apex  about  half- way  along  the  1st  nerve,  a  somewhat  longish  trian- 
gular patch  between  the  latter  and  the  2nd  nerve,  reddish  or  rosy  ; 
Cuneiis ;  anterior  margin  somewhat  piceous  ;  Memhrane  pale  smoky- 
gray  ;  the  inner  margin,  from  the  base  to  a  little  beyond  a  line  with 
the  tip  of  the  euneus,  piceous  ;  cell-nerves  yellowish,  witli  a  small 
brown  spot  at  the  base  of  the  outer  cell  next  the  outer  angle,  and 
occasionally  a  piceous  streak  below  the  apex.  Legs  yellowish  ,  apex 
oi  aWihe  tliiglis  broadly  brown  or  reddish-brown;  occasionally  tlie 
3rd  pair  have  a  row  of  pitchy  black  spots  on  each  side  along  the  centre, 
and  carried  in  an  oblique  direction  to  the  upperside  as  they  approach 
the  apex  ;  tibiae  reddish-brown,  or  piceous  at  the  base  and  apex, 
and  with  short,  stout,  black  hairs ;  tarsi  and  claws  black. 

Length,  3J — 4<  lines. 

A  common  species,  taken  at  Mickleham,  Darenth,  Folkestone, 
aud  other  places,  by  sweeping  amongst  grass,  &c.,  in  June  and 
July. 


8]3ecie8  10.^ — DERiEOcoiiis  marginellus. 

MiEis  MAiiGiNELLiis,  Tah.  S.  R.  255,  14  (1S03). 
PiiYTOcouis  SCRIPTUS,  Hahi,  Wanz.  ii,  120,  fig.  203  (1S33). 
Capsus  (Dek.eocokis)  marginellus,  K'u-schb.  Caps.  50,  38  (1855). 
HoMODEMUS  MARGiNELLiTs,  Fieb.  Europ.  Ileui.  250,  2  (ISGl). 

Somewhat  elongate.  Elack,  clothed  with  fine,  short,  yellow  hairs. 

Head  with  a  yellow  streak  on  the  inside  of  each  eye ;  Face  ver- 
tical ;  central  lobe  large,  stout,  convex ;  side  lobes  short,  somewhat 
stout.  Antenna ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  reddish  ;  base  and  apex  of  the 
1st,  and  apex  of  the  2nd,  black  ;  3rd  and  4th  pitchy  black,  or  black  ; 
base  of  the  3rd  yellowish-white.  Hostriim  pitchy  brown;  tip 
black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  2  callosities  behind  the  collar,  joined  in 
front  by  a  short,  transverse  keel ;  sides  straight ;  hinder  angles 
slightly  raised ;  posterior  margin  convex ;  disk  convex,  thickly  and 
deeply  punctured  ;  collar,  a  central  line,  and  a  line  on  each  side 
extending  from  the  outside  of  the  callosities  to  the  posterior  margin, 
within  the  hinder  angles,  yellow.  ScuteUum  black.  Elytra;  Clavus, 
from  the  suture  to  beyond  the  nerve,  yellow  ;  Corium  within  the 


DER.EOCOIUD.E.  329 

anterior  margin  throughout  its  entire  length  bi'oadly  yellow  ;  widest 
opposite  to  the  apex  of  the  clavus,  and  gradually  narrowing  as  it 
reaches  the  cuneus  ;  at  the  inner  angle  a  narrow  yellowish  streak, 
carried  for  a  little  way  up  the  outside  of  the  claval  suture  ;  Cuneics 
yellow  ;  slightly  rounded  at  the  base,  and  leaving  a  small  but  dis- 
tinct notch  ;  Memlrane  blackish  ;  cells  and  a  triangular  patch  on  the 
anterior  margin  extending  to  tlie  apex,  darker ;  inner  marginal  nerve 
black  ;  cell-nerves  brownish  ;  apex  white ;  exterior  margin  of  the 
outer  cell  darker.  Legs  reddish  or  brownish-red ;  apex  of  all  the 
tliiglis  narrowly  black  ;  tihice  with  short,  black,  spinose  hairs ;  apex 
of  all  the  pairs  black  ;  iarsi  and  claws  brown  or  black. 

Abdomen ;  underside  black  ;  stigmata  white. 

Length,  ^—^  lines. 

AVe  have  seen  but  two  examples  of  this  species  ;  one  in  the  collec- 
tion of  Mr.  Marshall,  of  Leicester,  and  the  other  received  from 
Mr.  S.  Stevens  ;  neither  dates  nor  localities  are  known.  Kirsclibaum 
(Caps.  11,  38)  says,  "  Common  in  June  and  July  on  various  plants," 


Species  11. — Der^eocoris  fornicatus. 

Elongate,  oval.     Eeddish-yellow,  clothed  with  short,  yellow  hairs. 

Head  with  a  brownish-red  central  streak,  extending  from  between 
the  eyes  to  the  apex  of  the  clypeus,  and  one  on  each  side  curving 
round,  and  approximating  immediately  behind  the  central  one ;  Face 
vertical  ;  central  lobe  longish,  convex,  stout ;  with  a  reddish  or  red- 
dish-brown streak  down  the  centre  ;  side  lobes  short,  somewhat, 
stout ;  reddish  at  the  base.  Anfen?2ce  yellowish  ;  apex  of  the  2nd, 
and  base  of  the  3rd  joint  black.  Rostrum  reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of 
coxa?,  yellowish  ;  tip  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  behind  the  collar,  with  a  large,  deep,  somewhat 
lunate  fovea  on  each  side  the  centre  ;  sides  straight ;  hinder  angles 
rounded ;  posterior  margin  convex,  indented  in  the  middle  ;  disk 
convex,  thickly  and  finely  punctured.  Seufelhim  yellowish,  finely- 
wrinkled  transversely  ;  base,  as  far  as  the  lunate  fovea  and  a  central 
streak,  reddish.  Elytra;  Clavus  somewhat  convex,  finely  punc- 
tured ;  inner  margin  piceous ;  Corinm  ;  antei'ior  margin  and  tlie 
inner  margin  of  the  1st  nerve,  at  the  base,  narrowly  black  ;  Cuneus 
slightly  rounded  at  the  base,  leaving  a  very  small  but  distinct  notch  ; 


330  CAPSINA. 

apex  black ;  Ilemhmne  pale,  with  a  brownish  triangular  patch  on  the 
anterior  margin  next  the  apex  ;  inner  marginal  nerve  piceous ;  outer 
cell-nerve  yellowish,  inner  one  reddish ;  apex  of  both  cells  blackish. 
Le()s  yellowish ;  tihice ;  1st  pair  clothed  with  fine,  short,  brownish 
hairs  ;  apex  narrowly  piceous. 

Abdomen  reddish. 

Length,  4 — 4^  lines. 

We  have  seen  but  a  single  example  of  this  insect,  taken  many 
years  ago  near  Durham,  in  June,  by  W.  Backhouse,  Esq.  The 
specimen  was  submitted  to  Dr.  Fieber  for  determination,  who 
returned  it  with  the  above  manuscript  specific  name. 


Species  12. — Der^ocoris  ticinensis. 

Capsus  ticinensis,  Mei/er,  Caps.  100,  88,  tab.  6,  fig.  1  (1843). 
Calacokis    —        Fieh.  Europ.  Hem.  251,  15  (1861). 

Elongate,  slightly  oval.  Eerruginous  red,  clothed  with  fine,  de- 
pressed, whitish  hairs.  AntemicB ;  2nd,  3rd  and  4th  joints  of 
almost  equal  thickness. 

Head. — Crown  brownish-red,  leaving  a  paler  margin  round  the 
eyes ;  Clypeus  brownish-red,  with  a  pale  red  central  lino ;  Face ; 
central  lobe  dark  brown- red.  Antennce  ferruginous  yellow.  Host  rum 
reddish-yellow ;  tip  black- 

Thorax. — Fronotiim  somewhat  coarsely  punctured ;  on  the  disk, 
and  almost  in  a  line  with  the  basal  angles  of  the  scutellum,  2  roundish 
black  spots.  Scutellum  finely  wrinkled  transversely ;  hinder  portion 
dark  red.  Elytra:  Clavus ;  inner  margin  and  nerve  reddish,  disk  finely 
wrinkled  transversely ;  Corium  finely  punctured,  almost  shagreened  ; 
towards  the  apex,  and  between  the  1st  and  2nd  nerves,  reddish  ; 
posterior  margin  red ;  Cuneus  pale  reddish-yellow,  the  anterior  and 
interior  margins,  and  base,  red  ;  Membrane  brownish-black,  round 
the  cells  a  broadish,  paler  margin ;  cell-nerves  red ;  cells  pale 
brownish.  Leys ;  thiyhs  red,  longitudinally  spotted  with  black  ;  on 
the  3rd  pair  at  the  apex  the  spots  are  somewhat  irregular ;  iihicc 
pale  reddish-yellow,  with  a  few  depressed,  somewhat  spinose,  black 
hairs;  apex  narrowly  blackish  ;  /(rrsi  reddish-yellow ;  3rd  joint  black, 
base  narrowly  reddish-yellow  ;  claics  brown-red. 

Length,   3^  lines. 


DERiEOCORIDiE.  331 

We  have  only  seen  2  examples  of  this  insect,  both  of  which  are 
very  imperfect,  and  the  description  is,  therefore,  necessarily  impaired. 
Dr.  Fieber,  from  whom  we  borrow  the  following  part  of  the  diagnosis, 
has  seen  and  determined  one  of  the  specimens.  Of  the  (^  he  says 
that  there  is  a  "  longish  black  streak  in  the  hinder  angle  of  the 
corium,  and  another  at  the  apex  of  the  anterior  margin.  Sternum 
ferruginous  yellow,  its  sides  and  the  middle  of  the  Mesosfernum 
blackish.  Abdomen  black  underneath,  base  and  sides  red ;  the  anus 
with  2  large  red  spots." 

One  specimen  in  the  collection  of  Mr.  Dale,  the  other  taken  by 
Mr.  Reed  in  Leigh  "Wood,  Bristol.  In  neither  case  can  we  give  the 
date. 


Species  13. — Der.eocoris  infusus. 

Capstjs  ixfusus,  II.  Schf.  Wanz.  iv,  30,  fig.  381  (1837). 
PnYTOCorxis  VALiDicoRNis,  Bohem.  Vet.  Akad.  rorli,  14,  19  (1852). 
Capsus  (Der.5;ocokis)  ixrrsus,  KirsM.  Caps.  55,  49  (1855). 
j\lEGACCELUii  IXFUSUM,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  219  (ISGl). 

Elongate,  slightly  oval.  Eeddish  or  orange-yellow ;  not  /;lothed 
with  hairs.  Antennce ;  2nd,  3rd,  and  4th  joints  of  almost  equal 
thickness. 

Head  with  a  short  channel  between  the  eyes,  and  an  impression 
on  the  convex  clypeus  at  the  base  of  the  antenniferous  processes  ; 
Face  vertical ;  central  lobe  convex,  shortish,  somewhat  stout ;  side 
lobes  short,  stout.  Antenncs ;  1st  joint  with  a  few  longish,  almost 
erect,  reddish  hairs.  JSostrum  reaching  to  the  3rd  abdominal  seg- 
ment ;  1st  joint  very  stout,  reaching  beyond  the  xyphus  of  the  pro- 
sternum  ;  1st  and  2ud  reddish  or  reddish-yellow ;  3rd  and  4th 
yellowish ;  tip  black. 

Thoraoc. — Pronoimn  with  2  callosities  behind  the  collar  ;  posterior 
margin  more  or  less  brown  ;  convex,  indented  in  the  middle  and  some- 
what depressed  ;  disk  convex,  very  finely  wrinkled  transversely.  Scti- 
tellum  hrov^n;  very  convex;  finely  wrinkled  transversely  ;  basal  angles 
and  sometimes  the  sides  narrowly  red.  Elytra ;  Clavus  between  the 
nerve  and  the  suture  frequently  pale  brownish-yellow;  Corium; 
anterior  margin  red  throughout  its  entire  length ;  disk  opaque, 
frequently  pale  brownisli-yellow,  with  a  short  brown  streak  at  the 


332  CAPSINA. 

apex  next  tlie  inner  angle ;  also,  generally  with  a  black  triangular 
patch,  its  apex  in,  and  a  little  below,  the  bifurcation  of  the  1st  nerve  ; 
Cuiieus  red  or  brownish-red  ;  anterior  margin  rounded  at  the  base, 
and  slightly  narrower  than  the  apex  of  the  coriuni,  leaving  a  small 
but  distinct  notch  ;  basal  inner  angle  with  a  triangular  black  patch 
joined  to,  and  forming,  wdth  the  one  on  tlie  corium,  a  rhomboidal 
patch  ;  Memlrane  pale  dusky  brown  ;  inner  marginal  nerve,  and  cell- 
nerves  brown ;  the  latter  exteriorly  with  a  pale  margin ;  sometimes 
the  inner  cell-nerve  is  reddish.  Le/js  red;  fhit/hs  sometimes  with 
brownish  or  dark  red  spots ;  extreme  apex  with  2  short,  stout,  blaclc, 
spinose  hairs  on  the  uj^perside ;  in  addition,  the  3rd  pair  have  a  few 
loug,  fine  ones  ;  tibia  with  black  spinose  hairs ;  1st  and  2nd  pairs 
yellowish,  or  reddish-yellow,  darker  at  the  apex  ;  3fd  slightly 
thickened  below  the  base  and  somewhat  bent;  tarsi  yellowish  or 
reddish-yellow,  3rd  joint  piceous  ;  claws  reddish-yellow. 

Abdomen ;  underside  reddish-yellow  or  reddish-brown. 

Length,  3^— 3|  lines. 

We  have  taken  this  pretty  species  in  some  numbers,  by  beating 
oak  trees  at  Lewisham,  in  August.  We  observed  it  also  in  tlie 
collections  of  Mr.  Dale  and  the  late  Messrs.  Curtis  and  lugall. 


Genus  2. — Paktilius,  Cicrf. 

^  elongate,  broad,  parallel ;    ?  somewhat  oval. 

Head  wider  across  the  eyes  than  long  ;  Crown  flattish,  with  a  deep 
central  channel  extending  as  far  as  in  a  line  with  the  front  of  tlio 
eyes ;  Glypeii,s  convex ;  apex  rounded,  overhanging  the  face  ;  Face 
vertical ;  central  lobe  convex,  longish,  broad ;  side  lobes  short, 
somewhat  stout ;  rounded  outwardly ;  antenniferous  processes  short. 
Antennce  stout,  inserted  in  a  line  Avith  the  under  half  of  the  eyes ; 
1st  joint  almost  as  long  as  the  pronotum  ;  2nd  clavate,  about  3  times 
as  long  as  the  1st ;  3rd  as  long  as  the  1st ;  4th  half  as  long  as  the 
3rd.  JEyes  large  ;  hemispheric  above  ;  viewed  from  the  side  oval. 
nostrum  reaching  to  the  2nd  pair  of  coxte ;  1st  joint  reaching  to 
the  xyphus  of  the  prosternum. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapezoidal,  with  a  collar  in  front ;  sides 
slightly  concave,  wider  than  the  collar,  from  behind  which  they 
are  margined  and  rounded  anteriorly  ;  liinder  angles  rounded,  and 
slightly  raised ;  posterior  margin  convex,  indented  in  the   middle ; 


DEUiEOCORIDiE.  333 

disk  convex.  8ciitellum  triangular,  convex  ;  sides  slightly  rounded, 
near  the  base,  with  a  short,  transverse  channel  on  either  side,  termi- 
nating in  a  deep  puncture.  Elytra  longer  than  the  abdomen  ;  Clavus 
convex,  deflected  to  the  corium ;  Corium  convex,  slightly  deflected 
at  the  junction  with  the  cuneus  and  membrane  ;  Cuneics  long,  trian- 
gular. Sfenuciii :  Prosternum  ;  xyphus  triangular,  concave,  margined ; 
Mesoslernum  convex,  elevated  posteriorly,  with  a  flattish  cenlr;il 
channel ;  posterior  margin  convex ;  Metasternum ;  sides  flattish  ; 
posterior  margin  rounded  in  the  middle ;  centre  convex.  Leys  thin  ; 
somewhat  long  ;  tarsi  short ;  3rd  joint  longest,  almost  as  long  as 
the  other  two  ;  2ud  joint  shortest. 


SjJecies  1. — Pantilius  tunicatus. 

CiUEXT  UNICATUS,  Fub.  Mantiss.  ii,  303,  242  (17S7). 

Lyg^us        —        Fab.K  S.  iv,  170, 121  (1794);  S.  R.  233,  14S  (1803). 

MiRis  —         Germ.  F.  Ins.  Eur.  5,  tab.  23  (1813). 

Pin-TOCOKis  —        Fall.  Hem.  Saec.  i,  85,  18  (1829). 

Pantilius     —        Curt.  Eut.  Mag.  i,  197  (1833). 

Lorus  —        Mei/er,  Caps.  40,  3  (1843);  Kirschb.  Cups.  37,  13 

(1855) ;  Flor,  llliyn.  Liv.  i,  441,  1  (ISGO). 
CoxoiiETOPUS  TDNICATUS,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  249  (ISGl). 

Eed,  brownish-red,  or  greenish-yellow,  thickly  and  irregularly 
covered  with  deep  black  punctures,  and  thinly  clothed  with 
very  short  yellow  and  black  hairs  intermixed. 

Head;  margin  of  the  antenniferous  processes  and  clypeus 
narrowly  black.  Antennce  red  or  brownish-yellow,  clothed  with 
very  short,  fine,  black  liairs  ;  1st  joint  cylindrical,  small  at  tlie  base  ; 
gently  curved  on  the  inside  beyond  the  latter,  and  somewhat  con- 
tracted before  the  apex  ;  black  punctured ;  base,  frequently  with  a 
narrow  ring  and  the  apex,  black  ;  2nd  broadly  black  at  the  apex  ; 
basal  half  of  the  3rd  pale  yellow,  apex  blackish  or  brownish  ;  base  of 
the  4th  pale  yellow,  apex  red  or  brownish. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  2  callosities  behind  the  collar;  sides 
narrowly  black  ;  at  the  base,  within  the  margin,  generally  yellowish. 
Scutellum ;  apex  generally  yellowish,  or  greenisli-yellow,  with  a  short 
keel.  'EJijtra :  Corium ;  anterior  margin  black  ;  within  the  latter 
throughout  its  entire  length  pale  yellow  ;  apex  sometimes  dusky  ; 
Cuneus ;  anterior  margin  pale  yellow,  apex  brownish  ;  or  the  cuneus 


334  CAPSINA. 

yellow,  base  and  apex  red ;  Memlrane  gray  or  blackisli,  with  a  pale 
patch  below  the  cells  and  the  tip  of  the  cuneus,  and  a  darker  trian- 
gular patch  on  the  anterior  margin,  extending  to  the  apex ;  inner 
marginal  nerve  piceous  ;  cell-nerves  red.  Ler/s  jellov>'ish.  or  greenish- 
yellow,  clothed  with  short,  black  hairs ;  all  the  tM^Jis  with  brown 
spots,  more  or  less  disposed  in  longitudinal  rows ;  all  the  tibice 
reddish  at  the  apex ;  farsi  yellowish  or  brownish-red ;  apex  of  the 
3rd  joint  and  claws  darker. 

Abdomen ;    upperside  brown  or  black ;   underside  yellowish   or 
greenish-yellow  ;  connexivum  yellow  ;  stigmata  black. 
Length,  4 — 41  lines. 

A  common  species  on  nut-bushes  and  alders,  at  Darenth  "Wood, 
Mickleham,  and  other  places  in  the  London  District,  in  August  and 
September. 

Family  6.— LITOSOMID^E. 
Ge?ius  1. — LiTOsoMA.* 

Somewhat  elongate  ;  slightly  elliptic. 

Head  almost  vertical  in  front ;  wider  across  the  eyes  than  long ; 
with  a  more  or  less  distinct,  narrow,  transver.se  keel  behind  the 
eyes  ;  Crown  somewhat  flat ;  Clypeus  convex  ;  apex  almost  in  a  line 
with  the  base  of  the  antennae  ;  antenniferous  processes  very  short, 
in  a  line  with  the  lower  half  of  the  eyes  ;  Face ;  central  lobe  longish, 
narrow,  convex,  projecting  beyond  the  clypeus ;  side  lobes  short, 
somewhat  stout,  rounded  outwardly.  Antenna  shorter  than  the 
body  ;  1st  joint  stout,  as  long  as  or  a  little  longer  than  the  head ; 
2nd  slightly  thickened  to  the  apex,  3  to  4  times  as  long  as  the  1st ; 
3rd  and  4th  about  -i  as  long  as  the  2ud.  Eyes  large,  somewhat 
prominent ;  viewed  from  above  almost  hemispherical ;  from  the 
side,  oval.  Hostrum  reaching  to  the  2nd  or  3rd  pair  of  coxse  ;  1st 
joint  stout,  as  long  as  the  head,  or  reaching  to  the  middle  of  the 
xyphus  of  the  presternum. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  short,  trapeziform  ;  1\  to  2  times  broader 
across  the  posterior  margin  than  long  ;  anterior  margin  generally 
concave,  angles  rounded ;  sides  nearly  straight,  or  somewhat  con- 
cave ;  hinder  angles  frequently  raised  ;  posterior  margin  concave  or 

*  Airof,  plain,  aw/m,  body. 


LITOSOMIDyE.  335 

almost  straiglit.  Scutellum  triangular,  equilateral,  sometimes  raised 
a  little  above  the  clavus,  with  a  deep  transverse  channel  near  the 
base  ;  hinder  portion  flattish,  or  slightly  convex.  'Elytra  longer  than 
the  abdomen  ;  Clavus  convex,  deflected  to  the  corium  ;  Corium  hori- 
zontal, flattish  as  far  as  the  junction  with  the  cuneus  and  membrane, 
which  are  deflected ;  Cuneus  triangular,  longish.  Sternum  :  Pro- 
sternum  ;  xvphus  triangular,  margined  ;  Mesosternum  convex,  some- 
what elevated  posteriorly,  depressed  in  the  middle ;  Metasternuvi 
convex,  angle  shortened.  Legs  longish,  thin ;  tliiglis  somewhat 
stout ;  tarsi  short ;  3rd  joint  of  the  3rd  pair  generally  longest. 


Species  1. — Litosoma  viridinervis. 

Capsus  vieidikekvis,  Eirschb.  Caps.  78,  95,  and  142,  13  (1S55). 
Okthotylus  —  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  290,  8  (1861). 

^  elongate,   somewhat  parallel ;    ?    subelliptic.     Yellowish-green, 
shining,  clothed  with  long,  fine,  depressed,  yellow  hairs. 

Head. — Antennce  yellowish-green,  clothed  wi^h  somewhat  erect 
yellow  hairs.  Uyes  blackish  ;  viewed  from  above  somewhat  hemi- 
spherical, from  the  side  oval.  Mostrum  greenish  at  the  base,  towards 
the  pitchy  brown  tip,  pale  brownish-yellow. 

Thorax. — Pronottim  with  2  callosities  behind  the  anterior  margin, 
connected  in  front  by  a  short  transverse  keel ;  posterior  margin 
concave,  rounded  towards  and  at  the  hinder  angles  ;  disk  convex, 
finely  wrinkled  transversely.  Scutellum  almost  level  with  the  clavus  ; 
from  the  base  to  the  transverse  channel  very  convex,  yellowish; 
hinder  portion  convex,  green,  very  slightly  flattened  in  the  middle. 
Ehjtra  diaphanous,  faintly  wrinkled  transversely ;  Clavus  slightly 
convex,  deflected  to  the  corium;  3Iemhrane  very  pale  gray,  iridescent ; 
cell-nerves  bright  green,  sometimes  with  a  green  spot,  or  short 
streak  in  the  outer  cell,  towards  the  middle  of  the  outer  nerve.  Zegs 
greenish  ;  tJiifflts  with  fine,  long,  almost  erect,  yellowish  hairs  ;  tibice 
yellowish,  with  fine,  somewhat  spinose,  pale  brown  hairs ;  tarsi 
yellowish  ;  apex  of  the  3rd  joint   and  claws,  brown. 

Ahdomen  greenish  ;  underside  clothed  with  short,  yellow  hairs. 

Length,  2V  lines. 

Not  an  uncommon  species,  in  July  and  August,  in  several  places 
in  the  London  District.  We  met  with  it  abundantly  on  plum-trees 
at  Darenth,  in  the  latter  month. 


336  CAPSINA. 


Species  2. — Litosoma  striicornis. 

Capsus  STRiicouxis.  Kirsclib.  Caps.  78,  9G,  and  113,  14  (1S55). 

—      (Capsus)  striicoknis,  Tlor,  Rhj-n.  Liv.  i,  615,  91  (1800). 
Okxiiotylus  striicoknis,  Fleh.  Europ.  Hem.  289,  7  (1S61). 

Elongate,  almost  parallel.  Pale  greeu,  clothed  with  fine,  depressed, 
pale  yellow  hairs.  Antennce ;  1st  joint  underneath,  with  a 
longitudinal,  black  streak. 

Head. — Antennce  greenish  or  yellowish-green,  clothed  with  fine, 
short,  yellow  hairs  ;  1st  joint  underneath,  with  a  longitudinal  black 
streak.  Eyes  blackish  or  brown.  Eostrum  green  or  yellow ;  tip 
brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  2  callosities  behind  the  anterior  margin, 
connected  in  front  by  a  short,  transverse  keel  ;  posterior  margin 
concave,  slightly  rounded  towards  and  at  the  hinder  angles ;  disk 
convex,  finely  wrinkled  transversely.  Scutellum  raised  above  the 
clavus ;  anterior  portion  convex,  deflected  to  the  transverse  channel ; 
posterior  portion  convex.  Elytra  diaphanous;  Clavus ;  nerve  some- 
what stout,  and  prominent ;  Membrane  very  pale  gray,  iridescent ; 
cell-nerves  bright  green,  frequently  with  a  green  spot  in  the  outer 
cell,  towards  the  middle  of  the  outer  nerve.  Legs  green ;  tldrjhs 
clothed  with  fine,  yellow  hairs  ;  tibice  yellowish  or  greenish-yellow, 
with  fine,  somewhat  spinose,  yellowish  hairs ;  tarsi  yellowish  or 
greenish-yellow ;  apex  of  the  3rd  joint  and  claws  brown. 

Abdomen  green  ;  underneath  clothed  with  fine,  yellow  hairs. 

Length,  2 — 2^  lines. 

Very  closely  allied  to  L.  viridinervis,  but  easily  distinguished  from 
that  species  by  the  black  streak  on  the  underside  of  the  1st  joint  of 
the  antennae. 

It   has   occurred   sparingly  at   Eltham,    in   August,    in   hedges 
amongst  sallow,  &c.,  by  beating. 


LITOSOMID.^.  337 


Species  3. — LiTosoMA  nassatus. 

CiMEX  NASSATUS,  Fab.  MauUss.  ii,  301,  251  (1787). 

Lyceus  nassatcs,  Fab.  E.  S.  iv,  171.-,  13G  (179-1) ;  S.  E.  236, 167  (1803). 

PiiYTOCORis  XASSAirs,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  80,  7  (1829) ;  Koleii.  Mel. 

Ent.  ii,  117,  96  (1815);  Zett.  Ins.  Lap.  272, 

4  (1839). 
Lygus  ictekocefhalus,  Hahii,  Waiiz,  i,  119,  (ig.  75  (1831). 

—  xassatus,  Hahn,  Wanz.  i,  153,  fig.  78  (1831). 

Capsus        —       Me>/er,   Caps.  50,  8   (1813);   Sahib.  Geoc.  Feu.  102, 
21  (1818);  KirscJtb.  Caps.  78,  98  (1855). 

—  (Capsus)  nassatus,  Flor,  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  618,  91  (1860j. 
Okthotylus  xassatus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  289,  6  (1861). 

Elongate  ;   ^  somewhat  parallel ;    ?  subelliptic.     Green ;  somewhat 
sparingly  clothed  with  long,  fine,  white  hairs.    Corium  ciliate. 

Head. — AntenncG  yellowish  or  brownish-yellow ;  1st  joint  fre- 
quently brownish  ;  apex  yellow,  or  yellow  with  the  base  piceous ; 
apex  of  the  2nd  sometimes  brown  ;  3rd  and  4th  brown.  Eyes  black  ; 
Rostrum  greenish  or  yellowish-green  ;  tip  piceous  or  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotuvi  with  2  callosities  behind  the  anterior  margin  ; 
hinder  angles  somewhat  raised,  posterior  margin  almost  straight; 
disk  convex,  transversely  wrinkled.  Scidellum  convex,  raised  above 
the  clavus.  Elytra:  Clavus ;  inner  margin  and  nerve  dark  green  ; 
suture  somewhat  yellowish ;  disk  pale  green,  deeply  punctured,  and 
thickly  covered  with  minute  dark  green  spots,  more  or  less  confluent, 
and  sometimes  forming  small,  irregular  patches ;  Corium ;  anterior 
margin  generally  yellowish  ;  disk  somewhat  shagreened  ;  flattish  be- 
tween the  inner  margin  and  the  1st  nerve,  then  somewhat  con- 
vex, and  abruptly  deflected  to  the  anterior  margin ;  the  entire 
disk  pale  green,  thickly  covered  with  minute  dark  green  spots,  more 
or  less  confluent,  especially  between  the  1st  uerve  and  the  anterior 
margin  ;  1st  nerve  and  'apex  dark  green ;  Cuneiis  green ;  anterior 
margin  and  apex  darker ;  Membrane  pale  gray,  iridescent ;  inner 
marginal  nerve  brownish ;  cell-nerves  green  or  yellowish-green, 
exteriorly  margined  with  brown,  broadest  below  the  apex  ;  outer  cell 
with  a  short  green  streak  near  the  middle  of  the  outer  nerve.  J^eys 
greenish  or  yellowish ;  tibice  with  long,  tine,  pale  brown,  spinose 
hairs  ;  apex  brownish  ;  tarsi  brownish  or  brownish-yellow  ;  apex  of 
the  3rd  joint  and  claws  black. 

2 '2 


338  CAPSINA. 

Ahdomen. — Underside  greenisli-yellow  ;  the  tip  of  the  ovipositor 
blackish,  aud  reaching  beyond  the  end  of  the  abdomen. 

Length,  2| — 3  Hues. 

After  death  the  head,  pronotum,  scutellum,  anterior  margin  of 
the  corium,  more  or  less  broadly,  and  the  thighs,  become  bright 
yellow. 

A  common  species  on  alders,  in  July.  "We  have  met  with  it  at 
Lewisham,  and  other  places  in  the  London  district. 


Species  4. — Litosoma  flavinervis. 

Cxrsus  PLAViNERVis,  Kirschb.  Caps.  78,  99,  &  147, 16  (1855). 
OBTHOTiLrs  —         Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  289,  3  (1861). 

(J    elongate,   almost  parallel;     ?    subelliptic.      Gfreen,   somewhat 
thickly  clothed  with  fine,  depressed,  yellowish-white  hairs. 

JZ(?f<(7  generally  orange-yellow.  Ant  en  nee ;  t$ ,  1st  joint  brown,  base 
black,  or  black  with  the  apes  brown ;  $  yellowish  or  brownish- 
yellow,  with  a  few  erect,  brownish  hairs  ;  2nd  yellowish ;  3rd  and 
4th,  and  sometimes  the  apex  of  the  2nd,  brownish.  Eyes  large, 
black,    nostrum  yellowish-green ;  tip  pitchy -black. 

ThorcLV. — Pronotum  with  2  callosities  behind  the  anterior  margin, 
connected  in  front  by  a  short,  narrow,  transverse  keel ;  sides  slightly 
concave ;  hinder  angles  raised ;  posterior  margin  convex,  almost 
straight  in  the  middle  ;  disk  convex,  slightly  flattened  in  tlie  middle, 
transversely  wrinkled  ;  frequently  the  anterior  portion  to  behind  the 
callosities  is  orange-yellow.  Scutellum  convex,  slightly  raised  above 
the  clavus  ;  base,  ai  far  as  the  transverse  channel,  frequently  yellowish. 
Elytra;  Clavus  slightly  convex;  transversely  wrinkled;  Corium; 
^  somewhat  flat  from  the  claval  suture  to  the  1st  nerve,  from 
thence  rather  convex,  and  suddenly  deflected  to  the  anterior  margin ; 
$  convex ;  disk  transversely  wrinkled ;  extreme  base  ycllowisli ; 
Cuneus ;  apex  ochreous-yellow ;  Memhrane  pale  piu'plish-brown, 
iridescent,  Avith  a  somewhat  triangular  dark  patch  beloAV  the  cells  on 
the  anterior  margin ;  inner  marginal  nerve  piceous ;  cell-nerves 
yellow  ;  apical  half  of  the  outer  cell  blackish.  Leys  green,  clothed 
with  ycllowish-whitc  hairs;  tJiiyJis  on  the  underside  with  a  few, 
somewhat  erect,  stout,  yellowish  hairs  ;  tilice  towards  the  apex  yel- 


LlTOSOMID-i:.  339 

lowisli ;  extreme  apex  frequently  piceoiis ;  iaml  yellowish-browu ; 
3rd  joint  and  claws  bro^yu. 

Abdomen  green ;  underneath  somewhat  shiuiug,  and  clothed  with 
yellowish-white  hairs. 

Length,  2^ — 2f  lines. 

A  very  abundant  species,  on  alders,  at  Lewisham,  in  Jtdy,  in  com- 
pany with  L.  luissafiis. 


Species  5. — Litosoma  virescens. 

^  elougafs;    ?  subelliptic.     Dull  green,  clothed  with  short,  white 
hairs,  intermixed  with  longer,  somewhat  erect,  black  ones. 

Head. — Crown  with  a  depression  in  the  centre.  Antennce  greenish- 
yellow;  1st  and  2nd  joints  clothed  with  very  short  black  hairs,  apex 
of  the  1st  with  2  or  3  longer,  erect  ones ;  3rd  and  4th,  and  apex  of 
the  2nd,  brownish.    Bostrum  yellowish  ;  tip  piceous. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  a  transverse  channel  behind  the  anterior 
margin,  on  each  side  its  centre  a  deep  fovea  ;  hinder  angles  raised  ; 
posterior  margin  straight  in  the  middle,  rounded  towards  and  at  the 
hinder  angles ;  disk  slightly  convex ;  Sciitelliun  convex,  level  with 
the  clavus.  JElytva  somewhat  diaphanous  ;  Clavus  slightly  com^ex  ; 
Memhrane\)\Q.ck\^\\,  with  a  purple  tinge,  iridescent;  outer  cell-nerve 
black ;  inner  one  and  apex  yelloAV.  Legs  greenish,  clothed  with 
short,  whitish  hairs  ;  tihics  with  longish,  fine,  somewhat  spinose, 
brown  hairs  ;  tarsi  brownish-yellow  ;  ord  joint  and  claws  piceous  or 
black. 

Abdomen ;  underside  greenish-yellow,  clothed  with  fine  white  hairs. 

Length,  2 — 2^^  lines. 

This  species  is  very  closely  allied  to  L.  concolor,  but  may  be  easily 
separated  from  it  by  its  duller  appearance,  the  dark  outer  cell-nerve, 
and  the  yellow  apex  and  inner  cell-nerve.  Like  the  other  species  of 
the  genus,  it  changes  very  much  in  colour  after  death.  The  head 
becomes  yellow^,  with  a  transverse  brownish  streak  on  the  crown, 
next  the  hinder  margin  of  the  eyes  ;  anterior  portion  of  the  thorax, 
scutellum,  anterior  margin  of  the  corium  and  cuneus,  more  or  less 
yellow  ;  in  one  specimen,  except  the  membrane,  the  entire  insect  has 
become  pale  brownish-yellow,  with  a  few  black  spots  next  the  poste- 
rior margin  of  the  prouotum. 


310  CAPSINA. 

Hi  appears  to  be  very  scarce,  as  we  have  ouly  met  witli  3  spcci- 
meus,  one  at  Bromley,  amongst  gras.s,  at  the  roots  of  broom-buahes, 
and  2  others  at  Weybridge,  by  svreepiug,  all  taken  in  July. 

The  insect  has  been  examined  by  Dr.  Fieber,  who  pronounced  it 
to  be  distinct. 


Sjjeclcn  C. — LiToso.MA  concolor. 

Capsus  coxcolok,  Kirschb.  Caps.  S9,  119,  &  155,  '20  (1855). 
OmiiOTYLUs  coxcoLOE,  Fkb.  Europ.  Hem.  2S9,  5  (ISGl). 

(^  elongate;  $  subelliptic.  Somewhat  bluish-green,  thickly  clothed 
with  fine,  short,  silver-white,  depressed  hairs,  sparingly  inter- 
mixed with  somewhat  erect,  stoutish,  black  ones. 

-ETer/ J  generally  ycllovvish-gi-een.  AntenncB  YcWo^'isk  or  yellowish- 
brown,  clothed  with  fine  brown  hairs  ;  1st  joint  generally  greenish ; 
3rd,  4th,  and  ajDCx  of  the  2nd,  pale  brownish.  JEijes  black. 
Bostrum  greenish-yellow;  tip  blackish. 

Thorax.  —  Pronotum  green,  with  2  callosities  behind  the  anterior 
margin  ;  sides  almost  straight ;  hinder  angles  very  slightly  raised  ; 
posterior  margin  convex,  slightly  indented  in  the  middle  ;  disk  flattisb. 
Scutellum  convex,  almost  level  with  the  clavus  ;  base  as  far  as  the 
transverse  channel  and  sides  sometimes  yellowish.  Eli/tm  somewhat 
diaphanous ;  Corium ;  apex  of  the  anterior  margin  and  1st  nerve 
generally  dark  green  ;  Memlrane  slightly  blackish,  or  with  a  purple 
tinge,  iridescent ;  inner  marginal  nerve  brownish  yellow  ;  cell-nerves 
brownish  yellow,  apex  of  the  inner  one  greenish  yellow ;  cells  pale 
yellowish.  Legs  green,  clothed  with  short  white  hairs ;  tihicc 
greenish  ;  towards  the  narrowly  piceous  apex  yellowish,  with  fine, 
somewhat  spinose,  brown  hairs ;  taral  yellowish  or  pale  brownish- 
yellow  ;  3rd  joint  and  claws  piceous. 

Abdomen  greenish  or  greenish-yellow ;  underneath  clothed  with 
fine,  short,  silver-white  hairs. 

Length,  Ig— 2  lines. 

This  species  is  very  closely  allied  to  L.Jlavosjmrsus,  but  it  is  some- 
what larger  and  stouter,  and  may  readily  be  separated  from  the  latter 
insect  by  the  absence  of  the  yellow  spots  on  the  elytra. 

It  has  occurred  sparingly  at  Weybridge,  Tunbridgc  Wells,  <kc.,  by 
sweeping,  in  July  and  August. 


TJTOSO:\[TD.E.  341 


Sjjecies  7. — Litosoma  FLAYOsrxViisus. 

Capsus  flavosparsus,    S(//ild.    Geoc.   Fen,   103,  2G    (1848) ;    Kirschb. 

Caps.  89,  120  (1855). 
PiiYTOcoRis       —  Bokem.Xet.  Akad.  Porh.  13,  IS  (1852). 

Capsus  (Capsus)  flavospausus,  Flor,  Khyu.  Liv.  i,  582,  GO  (ISGO). 
Oktiiotvlus  flavospaksus,  Fieb,  Europ.  Hem.  288,  2  (1861). 

(^  elongate,  somewhat  parallel ;  $  siibelliptie.  Green,  clothed  with 
short,  fine,  depi'essed,  white  hairs,  intermixed  with  stoutish 
somewdiat  erect,  black  ones.  Ulytra  more  or  less  spotted  witli 
yellowish-white. 

Head. — Antennce  ;  1st  joint  greenish  ;  2ud,  .^rd,  and  4th,  yel- 
lowish or  pale  brownish-yellow.  Eijes  black.  Bostrum  green  ;  tip 
black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  2  callosities  behind  the  anterior  margin, 
connected  by  a  very  short  transverse  keel ;  hinder  angles  raised ; 
posterior  margin  slightly  convex,  almost  straight  in  the  middle;  disk 
slightly  convex,  deeply  punctnred.  ScuteUum  convex,  flattish  in  the 
centre,  very  slightly  raised  above  the  clavus.  Elytra  diaphanons  ; 
Chiviis  almost  flat  between  the  inner  margin  and  the  nerve,  deflected 
from  thence  to  the  suture ;  inner  margin  and  suture  darlc  green  ; 
disk  pale  green,  more  or  less  spotted  with  yellow-ish-white,  and  with 
minute  dark  green  spots,  in  each  of  which  is  set  a  stoutish,  somewhat 
erect,  black  hair ;  Corinm  very  pale  green,  more  or  less  spotted  with 
yellowish-white ;  anterior  margin  and  1st  nerve  dark  green ;  disk 
with  numerous  minute  dark  green  spots,  in  each  of  which  is  set  a 
stoutish,  somewhat  erect,  black  hair ;  Cuneus ;  anterior  and  inner 
margins  dark  green  ;  apex  of  the  latter  and  the  anterior  basal  angle 
pale  ;  Memhrane  very  pale  brown,  iridescent ;  inner  marginal  nerve 
pale ;  cell-nerves  green,  with  a  very  narrow^  white  margin  exte- 
riorly ;  cells  green.  Legs  green  ;  tihice  with  long,  fine,  somewhat 
spinose,  pale  brown  hairs ;  apex  very  narrowly  brownish -yellow  ; 
tarsi  yellow  ;  apex  of  the  3rd  joint  and  claws  black. 

Abdomen  greenish-yellow. 

Length,  If — 2  lines. 

After  death  the  head,  anterior  iialf  of  the  pronotum,  and  scu- 
tellura,  generally  become  yellow,  and  the  elytra  more  or  less  ycllow- 
ish-"reeu. 


342  CAPSINA. 

Several  specimens  were  taken  at  Soutliampton  in  September,  1862, 
amongst  Chenopodium.     Found  also  at  Lee. 


Species  8. — Litosoma  ociirotrichus. 

Okthotylus  ociikoteichus,  Fieb.  (M.S.),  1SG4. 

J  elongate,  narrow,  somewhat  parallel.     Dark  green,  clothed  with 
fine,  longish,  yellow  hairs.     Mijtra  with  minute  yellow  spots. 

Head. — AntenncE ;  1st  joint  pale  green,  apex  narrowly  darker, 
with  a  few  erect,  stout,  brownish  hairs  ;  2nd  yellowish,  clothed  with 
short  brownish  hairs  ;  3rd  and  4ith  yellowish  or  pale  brownish-yellow. 
nostrum  yellowish,  base  greenish ;  tip  piceous. 

Thorax. — JPronoftim  Avith  2  callosities  behind  the  anterior  margin, 
joined  in  front  by  a  short,  convex,  triangular  keel ;  sides  slightly 
concave  in  the  middle,  widening  towards  the  hinder  angles ;  disk 
convex,  transversely  wrinkled,  with  a  small,  round,  yellow  spot,  nearly 
opposite  to  the  basal  angles  of  the  scutellum.  Scutellum  slightly 
raised  above  the  clavus,  convex  from  the  base  to  the  transverse 
channel ;  apical  portion  convex,  on  the  sides  somewhat  flattened  in 
the  middle,  towards  the  transverse  channel.  Eltjtra  somewhat 
diaphanous  ;  Clavus  transversely  wrinkled ;  nerve  dark  green ;  suture 
yellow ;  disk  with  a  few  minute,  iri'egular,  yellow  spots  ;  C'orium 
transversely  wrinkled  ;  anterior  margin  narrowly  dark  green ;  disk 
Avith  a  few  minute  yellow  spots,  placed  at  irregular  intervals  ; 
Cnneiis;  anterior  and  interior  margins  dark  green ;  Memhrane  very 
pale  brown,-  iridescent ;  inner  marginal  nerve  pale  piceous ;  cell- 
nerves  green ;  outer  cell  with  a  small  black  spot  near  the  middle  of 
the  outer  nerve.  Ler/s  greenish-yellow,  sparingly  clothed  Avith  pale, 
depressed,  brownish-yellow  hairs,  intermixed  with  a  few  longer,  almost 
erect  ones  ;  iilice  with  short,  somewhat  spinose,  brown  hairs  ;  iarsi 
yellow  ;  3rd  joint  and  claws  brown. 

Abdomen;  underside  greenish  yellow,  clothed Avith  short yellowisli- 
white  hairs. 

Length,  2  lines. 

After  death  the  following  parts  become  more  or  less  yellow: — The 
basal  joint  of  the  antennae,  except  the  apex  ;  the  head,  anterior  por- 
tion of  the  thorax  to  behind  the  callosities,  base  of  the  scutellum  as 
far  as  the  transA'erse  channel,  elytra,  so  that  the  spots  bec.*me  indis- 
tinct, and  also  the  thighs,  except  their  tips. 


LITOSOMID,^.  343 

AYe  have  only  met  with  a  single  example,  which  was  taken 
at  Folkestone,  in  September,  by  sweeping  amongst  Ononis 
spinosa,  &c. 

Dr.  Fieber  has  seen  the  insect,  and  returned  it  with  the  above 
specific  name.  He  moreover  observes  that  it  is  closely  allied  to  L. 
Jlavosparsus,  Sahib.,  both  in  the  colour  and  the  spotting  of  the  elytra. 


Species  9. — Litosoma  angustus. 

Capsus  Augustus,  H.  Schf.  Nom.  Eut.  i,  49  (1835) ;  Mei/er,  Caps,  i,  56, 
19,  tab.  3,  fig.  3(1843);  Kinehb.  Caps.  77,  93 
(1855). 

Oethotyll's  angustus,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  2SS,  1  (18G1). 

Elongate,  narrow.     Yellow,  thickly  clothed  with  very  short  white 
hnirs. 

Head  ochreous-yellow.     Ei/es  black,  pale  behind.     Bostrum  yel- 
lowish ;  tip  piceous. 

Thorax. — Tronotwn  ochreous-yellow,  with  2  callosities  behind  the 
anterior  margin,  connected  by  a  very  short  transverse  keel ;  pos- 
terior margin  convex,  indented  in  the  middle.     ScideUum  convex 
slightly  raised  above  the  clavus.     Elytra ;   Clavus  and  Coriiim  dia 
phanous ;    very  pale   yellowish,   the  margins   and   nerves   darker 
Membrane  pale ;  iridescent ;    inner  margin  very  narrowly  piceous 
cell-nerves  white ;  the  outer  nerve  exteriorly,  very  narrowly  mar 
gined  with  yellowish.     Legs ;    tibicc   without    spinose  hairs ;    tarsi 
brownish-yellow ;  3rd  joint  black. 

Abdomen  greenish,  or  yellowish-green. 

Length,  1| — 2  lines. 

"We  have  taken  this  insect  on  palings,  and  beaten  it  from  ash 
trees,  at  Croydon,  in  June  and  July,  somewhat  abundantly. 


Species  10. — Litosoma  ericetorum. 

Phytocoi.ts  ericetokum,  Fall.  Hera.  Suec.  i,  105,  55  (1829). 
Capsus  —  SaJdb.    Geoc.  Fen.  104,  28    (1848);  Kirschb, 

Caps.  90,  122  (1855). 


344  CAPSINA. 

Capsus  (Capsus)  ericetokum,  Flor,  Rliyu.  Liv.  i,  587,  70  (1S60). 
LiTOCORis  ERICETOKTJM,  Fieb.  Eui'op.  Hem.  287  (ISGl). 

Short,  narrow,  subelliptic.  Green,  clothed  with  somewhat  erect, 
brownish  hairs.  Head  convex  between  the  eyes,  and  without  a 
transverse  keel  at  the  hinder  margin.  Legs;  3rd  pair  of 
thighs  stout. 

Head. — Antennce  yellowish  ;  3rd  and  4-th  joints  brownish.  Eyes 
large,  black ;  viewed  from  above  somewhat  hemispherical,  from  the 
side  oval.  Sostnan  reaching  to  beyond  the  3rd  pair  of  coxa? ;  yel- 
lowish ;  tip  brown ;  1st  joint  stout,  reaching  to  the  end  of  the 
xyphus  of  the  presternum. 

Thorax. — Fronotum  with  a  deep  transverse  channel  behind  the 
anterior  margin,  indented  in  the  middle  ;  hinder  angles  not  raised ; 
posterior  margin  convex,  indented  in  the  middle.  Scittellum  convex, 
level  with  the  clavus,  and  with  a  faint  central  keel  extending  from 
the  transverse  channel  to  the  apex.  Elytra;  CJavus  sparingly 
punctured;  Corhim ;  anterior  margin  yellowish^  generally  with  a 
dark  green  margin  on  the  inside  ;  1st  nerve  yellowish  at  the  base ; 
disk  convex,  slightly  flattened  in  the  middle,  sparingly  punctured ; 
Cuneus ;  apex  ochreous  ;  Memlrane  pale  brownish,  iridescent,  with 
a  dark  triangular  patch  on  the  anterior  margin  below  the  apex  of 
the  cuneus ;  anterior  margin  piceous ;  cell-nerves  brownish-yellow. 
Legs  greenish  or  yellowish-green;  fJiiyJis ;  3rd  pair  stout;  tili(S 
yellowish,  with  brownish,  somewhat  spinose,  hairs ;  farsi  brownish- 
yellow ;  3rd  joint  and  chtics  blackish. 

Abdomen  greenisli. 

Length,  1^ — 1^  line. 

A  very  common  species  amongst  heather,  from  July  to  September. 
It  has  occurred  at  Shirley,  "Weybridge,  and  otlier  places  in  the 
London  district. 


/Species  11. — Litosoma  prasinus. 

Capsus  prasinus  (PicL  et  Meyer),  teste,  Fieb. 
HypsiTYLUs  PRASINUS,  Fieb.  Europ.  Ilem.  280  (ISGl). 

Elongate.     Darkish  green  ;  tliickly  clothed  witii  depressed  yellowisli 
hairs. 


LITOSOMIDiE.  345 

Sead  yellow.  Antenna  yellow,  clothed  with  very  fine,  pale  hairs  ; 
3rd  and  -Itli  joints  bi-ownisli. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  callosities  joined  iu  front  by  a  short  trans- 
verse keel,  with  a  short  transverse  channel  in  the  middle,  behind 
the  latter.  Elyfra  :  Cuneus ;  margin  and  the  suture  bluish-green  ; 
Memhrane  blackish  ;  cell-nerves  bluish-green.  Legs  yellow-greenisb, 
thickly  clothed  with  very  fine,  pale  hairs;  fJiir/Iis  not  punctured; 
tihice ;  apex  yellow  ;  /«;•«?' yellow,  apex  brown. 

Abdomen  underside  pale. 

Length,  2  lines. 

AYe  took  2  specimens  of  this  insect  at  Southend,  in  September, 
by  sweeping  herbage.  They  were  sent  to  Dr.  Fieber  for  determina- 
tion, but,  having  received  much  injury  in  the  journey  home,  wo  have 
been  obliged  to  quote  Dr.  Fieber's  description. 


Sj)ecics  1.2. — LrrosoMA  ciiloroptkrus. 

Capsits  culoroptekus,  Kirschh.  Caps.  SO,  121,  &  15G,  21  (1S55), 
PACiii'Lors      —  Tieb.  Europ.  Hem.  285  (ISGl). 

^  somewhat  elongate ;  ?  subelliptic.  Green,  somewhat  thickly 
clothed  with  fine,  short,  \Ahite  hairs,  intermixed  with  longish, 
po'newhat  erect,  black  ones.  Legs;  3rd  pair  of  thighs  very 
stout. 

Head  yellowish-green,  very  wide  between  the  eyes  ;  Pace ;  central 
lobe  convex,  somewhat  prominent.  Anienn^e ;  1st  joint  greenish  or 
yellowish-green,  with  a  few  erect  black  hairs ;  2ud  4  times  as  long 
as  the  1st,  yellowish  or  pale  brownish-yellow  ;  3rd  and  -4th  brownish. 
Bostncni  short,  scarcely  reaching  to  the  middle  coxse,  greenish  or 
yellowish-green ;  tip  blackish. 

Thorax.— Pronotvm  with  2  more  or  less  distinct  callosities  behind 
the  anterior  margin ;  hinder  angles  very  slightly  raised ;  posterior 
margin  convex,  slightly  indented  in  the  middle,  and  somewhat 
depressed  next  the  basal  angles  of  the  scutellum  ;  disk  flattish ;  the 
anterior  portion  to  behind  the  callosities  frequently  yellowish-green. 
Scutelhnn  convex,  flattish  in  the  centre,  almost  level  with  the 
clavus  ;  base  as  far  as  the  transverse  channel  and  the  sides  some- 
times yellowish.  Elytra ;  Clavus  transversely  wrinkled ;  Cerium 
somewhat  flattish  in  the  centre,  convex  on  the  sides;  Memhrane 


346  CAPSINA. 

brown,  iridescent ;  cell-nerves  and  cells  yellowisli.  Legs  green ; 
thighs  very  stout ;  tihice  greenish-yellow,  with  stout,  somewhat 
spinose,  black  hairs ;  towards  the  apex  brownish-yellow ;  tarsi 
brownish-yellow ;    1st  and  3rd  joints  and  claws  piceous. 

Ahdomen  upperside  green ;  underside  greenish-yellow,  thickly 
clothed  with  fine,  short,  white  hairs. 

Length,  1^ — If  line. 

Not  an  uncommon  species,  on  broom,  near  Blackheath,  and  at 
Charlton,  in  July. 


Family  7.— PHYLIDiE. 

Gemis  1. — yE'roRHiNUS,  F'teb, 
Elongate,  narrow,  somewhat  delicate. 

Head  vertical  in  front ;  wider  across  the  eyes  tliau  long,  with  a 
distinct  transverse  keel  behind  the  latter ;  Crown  convex,  deflected  ; 
Clypens  convex ;  apex  in  a  line  with  the  base  of  the  antennae ;  an- 
tenniferous  processes  short,  in  a  line  with  the  lower  half  of  the  eye ; 
^ace  long,  pointed ;  central  lobe  long,  convex,  narrow ;  side  lobes 
short,  narrow.  Antennce  longer  than  the  body;  1st  joint  nearly  as 
long  as  the  head  and  pronotum  together,  perceptibly  thickened  on 
the  inside  beyond  the  base,  and  curved  ;  2nd  more  than  twice  as 
long  as  the  1st;  3rd  almost  as  long  as  the  2nd ;  4th  one  tliird  the 
length  of  the  3rd.  Eges  large,  prominent ;  viewed  from  above  some- 
what hemispherical,  from  tlie  side  oval.  Hostrum  reaching  to  the 
3rd  pair  of  coxa; ;  1st  joint  stout,  reaching  to  the  end  of  the  xyphus 
of  the  presternum . 

Thorax. — Pronotum  somewhat  campauulatc,  broader  than  long ; 
anterior  ,'margiu  almost  straight,  angles  slightly  rounded;  hinder 
angles  raised ;  posterior  margin  concave,  rounded  towards  and  at 
the  hinder  angles.  Scutellnm  triangular,  almost  equilateral ;  raised 
above  the  clavus,  with  a  transverse  channel  near  the  base,  behind 
which  the  disk  is  convex.  Elijtra  longer  than  the  abdomen ;  Clavus 
nearly  flat  as  far  as  the  nerve,  then  suddenly  deflected  to  the  corium  ; 
Corium  horizontal,  flatfish  ;  very  slightly  deflected  at  the  junction 
with  the  cuneus  and  membrane  ;  Ciineus  long,  triangular.  Sfernmn  : 
Prosfernum  :  xyphus  triano:ular,  sides  rounded,  disk  concave.  Aviih  a 


PHYLID/E.  347 

central  cliauuel ;  Mesoslernum  convex,  with  a  deep  central  channel ; 
posterior  margin  convex,  indented  in  the  middle ;  Metasternum 
raised  into  a  callosity  in  the  centre,  angle  shortened.  Legs  long 
and  thin ;  hinder  pair  longest ;  tarsi  short ;  2nd  and  3rd  joints  of 
the  3rd  pair  of  almost  equal  length  ;  1st  shortest. 


S2Jecies  1.— ^torhinus  angulatus. 

Pjiytocoris  angulatus,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  SO,  8   (1829) ;  Zetf.  Ins. 

Lap.  272,  C  (1839). 
Capsus  —  H.  Schf.  Wauz.  iii,  75,  %  292  (183G) ;  Mei/er 

Caps.    89,   72   (1813);  SaJM.    Geoc.    Fen. 

97,    12    (181S);    Kirschb.    Caps.    13,     27 

(1855). 
POLYMERUS  (BlEPHOKIUOPTEEUs)   ANGULATUS,  Koleii.  Mel.  Eut.  ii,  108, 

82  (1815). 
Capsus  (Capsus)  angulatus,  Flor,  Eliyn.  Liv.  i,  477,  6  (18G0). 
yETORHiNUs  ANGULATUS,  Fieh.  Europ.  Hemp.  285  (1801). 

Green  or  yelloAvisli-green,  sparingly  clothed  with  fine,  almost  erect, 
yellowish-white  hairs. 

Head  shining ;  anteuuiferous  processes  pale  yellow.  AniennfB 
yellowish  ;  1st  joint  at  the  base,  and  sometimes  the  apex,  black,  con- 
nected on  the  underside  by  a  narrow  streak  of  the  same  colour, 
with  a  few  erect,  somev/hat  spinose,  brown  hairs  ;  extreme  apex  pale 
yellow ;  2nd  j-ellowish,  extreme  base  pale  yellow,  followed  by  a  black 
ring ;  apex  brownish :  3rd  and  4th  brownish  or  piceous.  Rosfrvm 
yellow ;  tip  black. 

Thorax. — Pronohim  shining,  v.'ilh  a  transverse  channel  behind  the 
anterior  margin,  not  reaching  to  the  sides,  immediately  followed  by 
2  callosities  ;  disk  convex,  transversely  wrinkled,  slightly  flattened 
in  the  centre,  and  deflected  towards  the  callosities  ;  hinder  angles 
black.  ScufeUum  greenish-yellow ;  base  almost  flat,  and  strongly 
deflected  to  the  transverse  channel.  Hhjtra  diaphanous;  CJaviis ; 
inner  margin  pHchy  black  from  the  a])ex  to  the  apical  angle  of  the 
scntellum  ;  nerve  and  suture  darlc  green  ;  disk  from  the  inner  mar- 
gin to  the  nerve  thickly  covered  with  minute  dark  green  spots ;  base 
narrowly  yellowish  ;  Corlum  ;  anterior  margin  and  inner  angle  dark 
green  ;  disk  between  the  1st  nerve  and  the  anterior  margin,  especially 
towards  the  apex,  thiclcly  covered  with  minute  dark  green  spots  : 


318  CArsiNA. 

Ciineiis ;  auterior  margin  generally  dark  greeu ;  slightly  rounded  at 
the  base,  aud  leaving  a  distinct  notch  ;  Membrane  pale  brownish, 
iridescent ;  Avith  a  darker  patch  extending  from  below  the  apex  of 
the  cells  to  the  anterior  margin  ;  inner  marginal  nerve  brown  ;  cell- 
nerves  green  ;  the  outer  one  exteriorly  margined  with  brown  ;  in  the 
large  cell,  about  midway  down,  and  near  the  outer  nerve,  a  blackish 
spot,  sometimes  wanting.  Lcffs  green ;  thighs  clothed  with  fine, 
short,  yellowish  hairs;  on  the  underside  with  long,  fine,  erect, 
brownish  ones  ;  ilhice  with  long,  fine,  somewhat  spinose,  brown  hairs  ; 
knees  of  the  1st  and  2ud  pairs  on  the  upper  sides,  and  of  the 
ord  pair  entirely,  black ;  tarsi  brownish ;  3rd  joint  and  claws 
blackish. 

Abdomen  underneath  greenish-yellow ;  ?  with  4  short,  black 
streaks  on  the  sides,  sometimes  wanti]ig. 

Length,  2^— -2f  lines. 

After  death  the  insect  changes  much  in  colour ;  the  head,  thorax, 
scutellum,  corium,  except  the  anterior  margin,  more  or  less,  and  tlie 
legs,  become  yellow,  leaving  the  hinder  angles  of  the  thorax  and 
the  knees  black.  A  very  abundant  species,  on  alders,  in  August. 
It  has  occurred  at  Lewisham,  and  other  places  in  the  London  dis- 
trict ;  also  at  Newport  and  Abergavenny,  South  Wales. 


Genus  .3. — Spiiyracepiialus.* 

1^  elongate,  narrow ;    ?  oval,  sometimes  with  undeveloped  elytra. 

Head  vertical  in  front,  in  a  line  with  the  anterior  margin  of  the 
eyes  ;  much  wider  across  the  eyes  than  long,  and  without  a  transverse 
keel  behind  the  latter  ;  Groivn  almost  flat ;  Clijpeus  convex  ;  apex 
in  a  line  with  the  base  of  the  antennre  ;  antenniferous  processes 
short,  nearly  in  a  line  with  the  underside  of  the  eyes.  Antennce  as 
long  as  the  body ;  1st  joint  shorter  than  the  pronotum,  somewhat 
stout ;  2ud  stout,  about  3  times  as  long  as  the  1st,  thickened  towards 
the  apex  ;  3rd  and  4th  filiform  ;  3rd  almost  as  long  as  the  2nd  ;  4t]i 
about  one  third  the  length  of  the  3rd.  Eijcs  very  large  and  prominent ; 
viewed  from  above  hemispherical,  from  the  side  oval ;  Hostrum 
reaching  to  the  3rd  pair  of  coxa; ;  1st  joint  reaching  beyond  the 
xyphus  of  the  presternum  ;  2nd,  3rd,  and  4th,  of  almost  equal 
thickness. 

*  ^(pvoii,  a  hammer,  /cfi/iaX//,  a  head. 


PHYLID/E.  349 

Thorax. — Pronotum  somewhat  campauulate,  broader  tliau  long  ; 
anterior  margin  straight,  angles  rounded  ;  sides  concave  ;  hinder 
angles  short,  raised  ;  posterior  margin  concave,  rounded  towards  and 
at  the  hinder  angles  ;  disk  convex.  ScuteUuui  slightly  raised  above 
the  clavus,  triangular,  equilateral ;  with  a  transverse  channel  near 
the  base,  ^/yifr^  longer  than  the  abdomen  ;  C/«i7«  convex ;  Coriuin 
horizontal,  flat  as  far  as  the  junction  with  the  cuneus  and  mem- 
brane, which  are  deflected  ;  Cuiieus  long,  triangular ;  inner  margin 
somewhat  rounded  next  the  apex.  Sternum  :  Prosternum  ;  xyphus 
triangular,  somewhat  pointed,  witli  a  faint  fovea  in  the  middle ; 
3Iesosternum  convex;  posterior  margin  with  a  notch  in  the  middle  ; 
Metastcrnum  convex.  Z(^y5  long  and  thin  ;  3rd  pair  longest;  tarsi 
long ;  2nd  joint  longest,  2^-  times  as  long  as  the  1st ;  3rd  shorter 
than  the  2ud. 


Species  1. — Sphihacephalus  ambulans. 

Cafsus  ambulaxs,  Tall.  Ilcm.  Succ.  i,  12G,  20  (1S2'J)  ;  11.  Schf.  Wanz. 

109,    figs.    335—337    (1S36) ;    Meyer,   Caps.    SG, 

C7  (1813);  Zett.  Ins.  Lap.  279,  12  (1S39) ;  Sahib. 

Geoc.  Fen.  91,  5   (ISIS);  Kirschlj.  Caps.  70,  SS 

(1855). 
CiiLAMi'DATUS  ociiiiiPES,  Curt.  Br.  Eut.  XV,  G93  (1838). 
Cafsus  (Cafsus)  ambulans,  Flor,  Ehyn.  Liv.  i,  577,  13  (1860). 
Mecomha  a.aibulaks,  Yieb.  Europ.  Hem.  281  (ISGl). 

$  black,  shining,  clothed  with  fine  white  hairs. 

Head. —  Crown  with  a  yellow  or  reddish-yellow  spot  on  the  hinder 
part  near  each  eye,  often  wanting  in  the  ^.  Antennce  black, 
clothed  with  fine,  short,  white  hairs ;  3rd  joint  narrowly  white  at 
the  base.     Eostrum  yellowish  or  brownish-yellow  ;  tip  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  with  2  callosities  behind  the  anterior  margin ; 
hinder  angles  somewhat  reflexed ;  disk  somewhat  thickly  punc- 
tured in  the  centre  behind  the  callosities.  Scutellum ;  base 
deflected  to  the  transverse  channel ;  disk  convex.  Elijtra  diapha- 
nous ;  Clavus  convex,  finely  punctured ;  pitchy-brown  from  the 
inner  margin  to  the  nerve  ;  between  the  latter  and  the  suture 
pale  broA\nish-yellow ;  Cerium ;  anterior  margin  exteriorly  and  in- 
teriorly narrowly  pitchy-brown,  apex  with  a  pitchy-black  spot ; 
margin   of   the   inner   angle   brown;     disk    pale   brownish-yellow; 


350  CAPSINA. 

Ctmeus ;  autei-ior  and  inner  margins  brown;  disk  pale  brovvuisli- 
yellow,  apex  pitcliy-black ;  Ilemhrane  gray,  iridescent,  with  a  pale 
triangnlar  patcTi  between  the  apex  of  the  cuneus  and  tbe  underside 
of  the  inner  cell ;  inner  marginal  and  cell-nerves  brown,  except  the 
apex  of  the  inner  cell-nerve,  which  is  pale ;  outer  cell-nerve  very 
narrowly  margined  with  brown  exteriorly,  and  with  a  small  spot  of 
the  same  colour  in  the  cell  about  midway  down  and  touching  the 
outer  nerve.  Legs  yellowish  or  brownish-yellow,  clothed  with  short, 
fine,  white  hairs ;  tihice  with  a  few  long,  erect,  fine  hairs ;  tarsi 
yellowish,  1st  joint  darker,  3rd  blackish ;  daws  brown. 

Abdomen. — Upper  and  undersides  black,  the  latter  sparingly  clothed 
wdth  short,  fine,  white  hairs. 

Length,  2^  lines. 

$    longish  oval  or  somewhat  pyriform.     Black,  clothed  with  fine 
white  hairs.    JEhjtra  undeveloped. 

Mead  larger  than  in  the  $.  Antenna;  2nd  joint  stouter;  basal 
half  of  the  3rd  yellow. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  short,  trapeziform,  behind  the  callosities  finely 
wrinkled  transversely ;  anterior  margin  convex,  angles  rounded ;  sides 
almost  straight ;  hinder  angles  not  raised  ;  posterior  margin  as  in  the 
1^  •  ScuteJlum  in  the  centre  next  the  transverse  channel  transversely 
wrinkled.  EJijtra  short,  without  a  claval  suture  ;  Corlum  ;  anterior 
inargin  somewhat  thickened,  rounded  at  the  apex,  base  with  a  short 
longitudinal  channel ;  disk  convex,  thickly  and  coarsely  punctured ; 
Cuneus  and  Menibrane  wanting. 

Abdovica  shining,  very  convex ;  Connexivum  broad,  nearly  liori- 
zontal  above;  all  other  characters  as  in  the  ^ . 

Length,  If  line. 

Developed  examples  of  the  $  have  not  occurred  in  this  country, 
so  far  as  we  know ;  and  Flor,  in  the  '  Ehyncoten  Livlands,'  i,  378, 
says  that  it  is  also  unknown  in  Lapland,  Sweden,  and  Finland  ; 
H.  Sch.,  however,  says,  in  '  AVanz.,'  iii,  p.  109,  "the  ?  is  long  oval ; 
elytra  dark  brown,  wdth  a  paler,  almost  diaphanous,  cuneus.  Deve- 
loped $  's  are  scarce." 

We  have  never  met  with  this  insect  abundantly,  although  it  seems 
to  be  widely  distributed,  as  it  has  occurred  in  South  Wales,  at 
Plumstead,  and  otlier  places  in  the  London  district,  by  beating  and 
sweeping,  amongst  grass,  &c.,  in  July. 


PHYLID^.  351 


Species  2. — Sphykacephalus  elegantulus. 

Cafsus  elegantulus,  3Iey€);  Caps.  09,  t.  5,  fig.  2  (18i3). 
Cyktokhixus  ELEGAXTULrs,  Fieb.  Eiirop.  Hem.  2Si  (1861). 

Black,  sliiuiug. 

Head. — Crown  with  a  yellowish-wbite  spot  near  each  eye.  An- 
tennce  black.     JRostriim  yellowish  or  greenish-yellow  ;  tip  black. 

Thorax. — Pronotiim  finely  Avrinkled  transversely ;  disk  somewhat 
flattish  posteriorly.  Sciitelhim ;  hinder  portion  finely  wrinkled 
transversely.  Elytra  pale  yellowish  or  greenish;  Clavus ;  inner 
margin  narrowly  black,  disk  inner  half  brownish  ;  Corium ;  inner 
apical  angle  with  a  large,  somewhat  triangular,  brownish  patch  ; 
Cuneus ;  inner  margin  and  apex  brownish;  J/e;/2&/'«;ie  pale  fuscous, 
iridescent;  cell-nerves  brown,  apex  of  the  inner  one  pale.  Sternum 
black.     Legs  yellowish-white  ;  tarsi ;  3rd  joint  and  claws  black. 

AhcJoiiieii  underneath  whitish-yellow,  sparingly  clotlied  with  fine, 
short,  white  hairs. 

Length,  1-^  line. 

This  inspect  very  closely  resembles  S.  amlulans,  but  may  be  dis- 
tinguished from  it  by  its  somewhat  shorter  appearance  and  the 
entirely  black  antennte. 

A  few  specimens  have  been  taken  by  Dr.  Power,  at  AVimbledou, 
in  August,  186-i.  Near  Kewcastle-on-Tyne  {Bold) ;  Glanville's 
AVootton,  Dorset  {Dale). 


Genus  3. — Byrsoptera,  Sjnn. 

(^    elongate,   narrow,    delicate ;     $    long   oval,   with   undeveloped 
elytra. 

^  Head  vertical  in  front,  iu  a  line  with  the  anterior  margin  of 
the  eye,  wider  across  the  eyes  than  long,  and  without  a  transverse  keel 
behind  the  latter  ;  Croivn  convex,  deflected  ;  Clypeus  convex,  long  ; 
apex  in  a  line  with  the  base  of  tlic  antenna? ;  anteuniferous  processes 
short,  in  a  line  with  the  underside  of  the  eye  ;  Face  long,  pointed  ; 
central  lobe  short,  broad,  slightly  convex  ;  side  lobes  short,  very 
narrow,  and  somewhat  parallel.     Antennce  as  long  as  the  body  ;   1st 


uD'^  CAPSINA. 

joint  about  |rcls  the  leugtli  of  tlic  prouotuui;  2ud  stout,  about 
31rd  times  as  long  as  the  1st;  3rd  and  4th  filiform,  together  a 
little  longer  than  the  2nd  ;  4th  more  than  h  the  length  of  the  3rd. 
Ji!//es  large,  somewhat  prominent ;  viewed  from  above  hemispherical, 
from  the  side  oval.  Eodrum  reaching  to  the  ord  pair  of  coxae ;  1st 
joint  stout,  reaching  to  the  xyphus  of  the  prosternum. 

Thorax. — Fronotnm  somewhat  campauuiate,  broader  than  long  ; 
anterior  margin  almost  straight,  angles  somewhat  acute ;  sides  con- 
cave ;  hinder  angles  not  raised  ;  posterior  margin  concave,  rounded 
towards  and  at  the  hinder  angles.  Scutelliim  triangular,  equilateral, 
level  with  the  clavus,  with  a  transverse  channel  near  the  base. 
Elytra  longer  than  the  abdomen ;  Clavus  slightly  convex,  deflected 
to  the  corium  ;  Coriicm  horizontal,  slightly  convex,  very  slightly 
deflected  at  the  junction  with  the  cuneus  and  membrane  ;  Cuneus 
long,  triangular.  Sternum ;  Prosternum  triangular ;  Mesosternum 
convex,  in  front  reduced  to  a  fine  edge,  posteriorly  shortened,  and 
with  a  channel  in  the  centre  ;  Metasternum  broad,  very  short,  angle 
shortened.  Legs  long  and  thin ;  3rd  pair  longest ;  tarsi  longish, 
slender  ;  2nd  joint  of  the  3rd  pair  longer  than  the  3rd  ;  1st  shortest. 


Species  1. — Btrsoptera  caricis. 

Capsus    CAracis,    Tall.  Ilcm.   Suec.  i,  323,   15    (1S29);    Me;/cr,   Caps. 

GG  (1S13);  Salilb.  Geoc.  Ten.  92,  3  (ISiS);  Kirschb. 

Caps.  70,  77  (?);  75,  11,  &  114,  11  {$)  (1855). 
Cyllecouis  caricis,  Halm,  Wauz.  ii,  100,  fig.  ISl  (1833). 
Halticus  eufifuons,  Biirm.  Handb.  ii,  278,  3  (1835). 
Capsijs  —         //.  Schf.  Wauz.  iii,  110,  fi-.  338  (1836) ;  Menci; 

Caps.  105  ( 1813). 

ByRSOPTERA  ERYTIIROCEPIIALA,  Spui.  EsS.  191  (1810). 

BxiYocoRis  iiuririioxs,  Sahlh.  Geoc.  Feu.  124,  1  (1848). 
Capsus  (Capsus)  eueifrons,  Flor,  Rhjn.  Liv,  i,  622,  97  (ISGO). 
Maltuacus  caricis,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  312  (ISGl). 

$  Blade,  clothed  with  fine,  short,  3'ellowish  hairs. 

Head  shining.  Antennce  clothed  with  fine,  short,  yellowish-w^hito 
hairs;  1st  joint  brownish-yellow,  frequently  black  ;  2nd  black  ;  3rd 
and  4th  pale  yellowish.  Eyes  ve^,  or  brownish-red.  Hostruin ;  lat 
joint  generally  blade;  2ud  and  3rd  pale  ;  tip  black. 


PHYLID.E.  353 

Thorax. — Pronotiim  sbiuiug,  with  a  trausverse  channel  in  the 
middle  indented  in  the  centre  ;  hinder  angles  not  reflexed ;  disk 
convex,  finely  punctnred,  widened  at  the  hinder  angles.  Sciitellum 
deflected  from  the  base  to  the  transverse  channel ;  disk  convex. 
Elytra  diajDhanous  ;  Claviis  p.ile  pitchy,  finely  wrinkled  transversely, 
suture  pale  ;  Corhim  ;  anterior  margin  piceous  next  the  base,  extreme 
base  very  narrowly  red ;  disk  finely  wrinkled  transversely,  pale 
pitchy,  sometimes  with  a  reddish  shade  ;  Cuneus  brownish-yellow  ; 
base  broadly  pale ;  Membrane  blackish,  witli  a  long,  pale,  trian- 
gular patch  extending  from  below  the  underside  of  the  inner  cell  to 
the  anterior  margin,  and  a  dark  patch  extending  from  below  the 
underside  of  the  outer  cell  to  the  apex ;  inner  marginal  nerve 
piceous  ;  cell-nerves  brown ;  apex  frequently  pale  or  reddish- white. 
Le(/s  yellow,  clothed  with  very  short,  fine,  pale-yellow  hairs  ;  tihice 
with  a  few  long,  erect,  fine  hairs  ;  tarsi  and  cJmr.'f  ypllow  ;  Srd  joint 
of  the  former  sometimes  a  little  darker. 

Length,  1^ — 2  lines. 

?  Abdomen  oval.  Black,  shining,  sparingly  clothed  with  very  short, 
depressed,  yellowish  hairs.  Pronotiim  much  narrower  than  the 
abdomen  ;  callosities  large.  Elyfra  without  chivus,  cuneus,  or 
7nembrane. 

Head  red ;  Fane  ;  central  lobe  frequently  black.  Antenna'  ;  1st 
joint  brown  or  blackish  ;  2nd  and  3rd  yelloAv  ;  base  of  tlie  2ud  nar- 
rowly, apex  broadly,  brown  or  blackish  ;  4th  brownisli.  Eyrs  brown. 
Rostrum  yellow  ;  1st  joint  brown  or  blackish  ;  tip  narrowly  black. 

Tliorax. — Pronotum  much  narrower  than  the  abdomen ;  callosities 
large ;  sides  rounded  to  the  anterior  margin  ;  disk  depressed  at  the 
hinder  angles,  which  are  somewhat  reflexed ;  posterior  margin  con- 
cave. Elytra  undeveloped  ;  very  convex  ;  shorter  than  the  abdomen, 
rounded  at  the  apex  ;  without  clavus,  cuneus,  or  membrane.  Sternum 
black.  Legs;  coxce  and  fulcra  whitish-yellow;  //i?^///^  yellow,  some- 
times brownish  at  the  base  ;  tibice  yellow,  with  fine,  short,  some- 
what spinose,  yellowish  hairs  ;  tarsi  yellow ;  3rd  joint  somewhat 
brownish. 

Abdomen  black  underneath,  clothed  with  very  short,  whitish- 
yellow  hairs. 

Length,  l-J-  line. 

The  ?  appears  to  be  more  abundant  than  the  ^ ;  both  sexes  have 

23 


354  CAPSINA, 


been  taken  by  sweeping  a  liedge-bank,  between  Leatherhead  and 
Mickleham  ;  also  near  Blackheath,  and  at  Tunbridge  Wells,  in 
July. 


Genus  4. — Phylus  {IlaJm),  Fieb. 
Elongate,  narrow,  almost  parallel. 

Head ;  viewed  from  above,  pointed  ;  very  much  deflected  from  be- 
hind the  eyes  to  the  apex,  and  slightly  convex ;  Grown  almost  flat ; 
Clypeus  apex  in  a  line  with  the  base  of  the  antenna? ;  antenniferous 
processes  very  short,  in  a  line  with  the  underside  of  the  eyes ;  Face 
in  front  short,  central  lobe  longish,  convex ;  side  lobes  short,  narrow. 
Antennce  about  as  long  as  the  body  ;  1st  joint  a  little  shorter  than  the 
head  ;  2nd  4  times  as  long  as  the  1st,  slightly  thickened  to  the  apex  ; 
8rd  and  4th  together  about  as  long  as  the  2nd,  somewhat  filiform  ; 
4th  i  as  long  as  the  3rd.  Eyes  large,  somewhat  prominent,  viewed 
from  above  almost  hemispherical,  from  the  side  snbglobose.  Bostrum 
reaching  beyond  the  3rd  of  coxae  ;  1st  joint  reaching  to  the  hinder 
margin  of  the  eye. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  trapeziform,  twice  as  broad  across  the  poste- 
rior margin  as  long  ;  anterior  margin  slightly  indented  in  the  middle, 
behind  which  are  2  almost  obsolete  callosities,  angles  rounded ; 
sides  nearly  straight ;  hinder  angles  rounded,  not  reflexed  ;  posterior 
margin  slightly  concave,  rounded  towards  and  at  the  hinder  angles  ; 
disk  convex,  deflected  to  the  head.  ScuteUum  large,  triangular, 
almost  equilateral ;  very  slightly  raised  above  the  clavus,  with  a  decj) 
transverse  channel  about  ird  the  distance  from  the  base  ;  anterior  and 
hinder  portions  convex.  Elytra  considerably  longer  than  the  abdo- 
men ;  Clavus  flattish,  deflected  to  the  corium  ;  Corhim  liorizontal, 
flatfish  between  the  claval  suture  and  the  1st  nerve,  convex  from 
the  latter  to  the  anterior  margin  ;  cuneus  and  membrane  deflected ; 
Giineus  long,  triangular.  Sternum  :  Prostermom  ;  xyphus  triangular, 
convex ;  Mesosternum  convex,  with  a  central  channel  posteriorly ; 
posterior  margin  concave  ;  Metastcrnum  raised  into  a  callosity  in  the 
middle,  posterior  margin  angled.  Legs  long  and  slender;  tarsi 
longisl\  ;  2ud  and  3rd  joints  of  almost  equal  length ;  1st  joint 
shortest. 


PHYLIDiE.  355 


Sjjecies  1. — Phylus  palliceps. 

Phylus  palliceps,  Fifi/j.  Europ.  Hem.  315,  2  (18G1). 

Reddish  or  oclu-eous-yellow,  clothed  with  fiiae,  yellowish-white  hairs  ; 
Memlrane  entirely  pale. 

Head  reddish  or  ochreous-yellow.  Antennce  pale  yellow  ;  1st 
joint  at  the  base  sometimes  narrowly  brown.  Eyes  brown.  Rostniia 
pale  yellow  ;  tip  brown. 

Thorax. — Elytra  ;  Memhrune  entirely  pale,  iridescent ;  cell-nerves 
pale  yellowish  or  reddish-yellow.  Legs  pale  yellow;  tihioB  with 
short,  somewhat  spinose,  pale  hairs ;  tarsi  pale  yellow ;  apex  of  the 
3rd  joint  and  claws  brown. 

Abdomen  above  brown,  connexivum  yellowish  ;  underneath  yel- 
lowish, clothed  with  fine,  yellowish  hairs ;  the  middle  frequently  more 
or  less  brown. 

Length,  2f  lines. 

This  insect  is  closely  allied  to  P.  vielanocepludus,  but  may  at  once 
be  distinguished  from  it  by  its  pale  head  and  abdomen. 

Sparingly  at  Darenth  Wood,  on  nut-bushes,  in  June. 


Species  .2. — Phylus  melanocephalus. 

CiMEX  MELANocEPiiALUs,  Liii.  F.  S.  97i  (1701) ;  S.  N.  728,  88  (1767). 

MiKis  PALLENS,  Fab.  S.  R.  251,  8  (1803). 

Phytocokis  kevestitus.  Fall.  Hera.  Suec.  i,  89,  26  (1S29). 

Lygus  MELANOCEPIIALUS,  Ila/ui,  Wfuiz.  i,  155,  %.  79  (1831). 

Phytocokis      —  Burm.  Handb.  ii,  268,  7  (1835). 

Capsus  —  Ileyer,    Caps.    55,    J  7   (1813);    Salilb.,  (ieoc. 

Feu.  99,  17  (18i8)  ;    Kirschb.   Caps.  74,  81 

(1855). 
Capsus  (Capsus)  melanocephalus,  Flor,  Rhyii.  Liv.  i,  621,  96  (ISGO). 
Phylus  melanocephalus,  2^/^?^.  Euiop.  llcui.  311,  3  (1861). 

Brio-ht  red,  orange-red,  orange-yellow,  or  pale  ochreous-yeilow, 
clothed  with  fine,  yellow  hairs.  Meinhrane,  with  the  entire 
margin,  except  a  clear  patch  between  the  cells  and  the  apex  of 
the  cuneus,  broadly  black,  narrowed  towards  and  along  the 
inner  marfrin  :  inner  cell  black. 


356 


CAPSINA. 


Head  black.  Aiitennce  pale  yellow ;  1st  joint  black  at  the  base. 
Eyes  black.     Rostrum;  1st  joint  and  apex  blackish. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  sides  narrowly  black,  sometimes  with  an 
oval  brownish  spot  between  the  anterior  margin  of  the  callosities 
and  the  basal  angles  of  the  scutellum.  Elytra  somewhat  diapha- 
nous ;  inner  margin  and  nerve  of  the  clavus,  and  the  anterior  and 
posterior  margins  of  the  coriura  darker  than  the  disk ;  Memlrane 
pale,  iridescent ;  the  entire  margin,  except  a  pale  patch  between  the 
cells  and  the  apex  of  the  cuueus,  broadly  black,  narrowed  towards 
and  along  the  inner  margin  ;  inner  marginal  nerve  black  ;  cell-nerves 
yellow  or  reddish-yellow ;  inner  cell  black ;  ou.ter  cell  more  or  less 
clouded  with  black  towards  the  apex.  Leys  yellow ;  tliiylis  some- 
times reddish-orange  towards  the  apex ;  tibice  with  short,  somewhat 
spinose,  yellov\ash  hairs;  tarsi;  apex  of  the  3rd  joint  and  claivs 
pale  brown. 

Ahdomen  black,  or  brown-black. 

Length,  2f  lines. 

Not  an  uncommon  species  at  Darenth,  &c.,  on  nut-bushes,  in 
June. 


Species  3. —  Phylus  Coryli. 

CiMEX  CoKYLi,  Lm.  F.  S.  974  (1761) ;  S.  N.  733,  121  (1767). 
Lyg^us    —      Fab.  E.  S.  iv.  171,  126  (1794) ;  S.  K.  234,  150  (1803). 
Phytocokis  Coryli,  Fall.  Hem.  Suec.  i,  90,  27  (1829) ;  Bum.  Haudb. 

ii,  268,  8  (1835). 
Phylus  pallipes,  TIahn,  Wanz.  i,  26,  fig.  16  (1831). 
Capscs  Coryli,  Meyer,  Caps.  54,  15   (1843);  SaJdb.  Geoc.  Fen.  99,  16 
(1848) ;  Kirschb.  Caps.  74,  85  (1855). 
—      (Capsus)  Coryli,  Flor,  Rhyn.  Liv.  i,  620,  96  (1860). 
Phylus  Coryli,  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  314,  4,  (1861). 

Black,  brownish-black,  or  grayish,  shining,  clothed  with  fine,  yel- 
lowish hairs.  Pronottim  with  a  small  puncture  within  the  ante- 
rior angles.  Membrane  entirely  black,  excepting  a  white,  trian- 
gular patch  between  the  apex  of  the  cuneus  and  the  cells ;  cells 
black. 

Head. — Antenna  yellow;  base  of  the  1st  joint  black.  Eyes. 
brownish-black.  Bostrum  yellow;  1st  joint  black  or  brown;  tip 
brown. 


PHYLIDiE.  357 

Thorax. — Pronotum  transversely  wrinkled.  Elytra  ;  Cuneus  black  ; 
Memhrane  black,  iridescent,  with  a  white  triangular  patch  between 
the  apex  of  the  cuneus  and  the  cells ;  cell-nerves  and  cells  black, 
apex  of  the  former  white.  Legs  pale  yellowish-white ;  tihics  with 
short,  somewhat  spiuose,  yellow  hairs;  tarsi;  3rd  joint  at  the  apex 
brown ;  claivs  paler. 

Ahdomen  underneath,  black  or  brown. 

In  brownish-black  or  grayish  examples  the  following  differences 
exist : 

Head. —  Croivn  brown. 

Pronotum  pale  gray,  palest  towards  the  anterior  margin ;  anterior 
margin  narrowly  black,  and  a  piceous  spot  at  the  anterior  angles. 
Scutellum  as  far  as  the  transverse  channel,  more  or  less  ochreous  or 
reddish-yellow ;  basal  angles  generally  brown  ;  hinder  portion  brown, 
frequently  with  a  pale  central  line.  Eli/tra ;  Corium  at  the  base 
sometimes  reddish-brown ;  anterior  margin  black,  the  colour  spread- 
ing as  it  reaches  the  apex  into  a  clavate  patch  ;  apex  narrowly  white ; 
between  the  posterior  inner  angle  and  the  cuneus  a  narrow  whitish 
streak;  Cuneus  reddish  or  brownish-yellow  ;  apex  and  anterior  margin 
broadly  black  ;  Memhrane  with  a  large,  black,  triangular  patch,  ex- 
tending from  below  the  white  patch  to  the  apex ;  inner  marginal 
nerve  black. 

Length,  21  lines. 

Bx'ownish-black  or  grayish  examples  are  most  frequently  met  with. 
Black  ones  occur  but  sparingly. 

A  common  species  at  Darenth,  upon  nut-bushes,  in  June  and 
Julv. 


Sjjecies  4. — Phylus  Avellan^e. 

Capsus  Avellan.e,  H.  Schf.  Wauz.  vi,  fig.  670  (lSi2);  Meyer ^ 
Caps,  ii,  fig.;:  2  (L8i3) ;  Kirsclib.  Caps.  75,  86 
(1855). 

Phylus         —  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  314,  5  (1861). 

Grayish-red,  brownish,  or  brownish-red,  clothed  with  yellow  hairs. 
Memhrane  pale  pitchy  brown,  the  inner  cell,  and  a  streak  below 
the  cuneus.  paler. 


358  CAPSJNA. 

Head. — Antennce  yellow  ;  base  of  the  1st  joint  generally  blackish. 
Rostrum  yellow  ;  1st  joint  sometimes  brown  ;  tip  brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotum ;  anterior  margin  narrowly,  and  angles  more 
or  less  broadly,  piceous.  Scutellum ;  transverse  channel  concave  in  the 
middle ;  basal  angles  frequently  brown  ;  hinder  portion  finely 
wrinkled  transversely,  occasionally  brown,  the  centre  more  or  less 
pale.  Elytra  :  Glaviis  ;  base  narrowly  red  ;  Corium  ;  base  narrowly 
red  ;  anterior  margin  in  brownish-red  examples  blackish,  the  colour 
spreading  as  it  reaches  the  apex ;  S2:)ace  between  the  1st  nerve  and 
the  anterior  margin  piceous ;  Cimeus  reddish  or  orange- red,  some- 
times the  apex  and  the  anterior  margin  narrowly  brown  ;  Mem- 
hrane  pale  pitchy  brow]i,  iridescent,  with  a  pale  streak  extending 
from  below  the  apex  of  the  cuneus  to  the  base  of  the  inner  cell ; 
anterior  margin  frequently  narrowly  brown ;  cell-nerves  gray  or 
grayish-white ;  inner  cell-nerve  and  apex  of  both  the  cell-nerves  red. 
Lec/s  yellow  ;  tlhiai  with  short,  fine,  somewhat  spiuose,  pale  brownish 
yellow  hairs;  tarsi ;  apex  of  the  3rd  joint  pale  brown;  claivs  reddish- 
yellow. 

Jhdomen  underneath,  dark  brown  or  reddish-brown. 

Length,  2|  lines. 

AVe  have  met  with  this  insect  abundantly,  on  nut- bushes,  at 
Croydon,  Mickleham,  and  Darenth,  in  July. 


Family  b.— CAMARONOTID^. 

Genus  1. — Camaronotus,  Flcb. 

Elongate ;  Corium  widened  from   behind   the  middle  towards  the 
cuneus. 

Head  long,  triangular,  very  considerably  deflected ;  wider  aei-oss 
the  eyes  than  long,  with  a  distinct  transverse  keel  almost  in  a  line 
with  the  hinder  margin  of  the  latter ;  CIi/pcus  slightly  convex,  apex 
in  a  line  with  the  base  of  the  antenna; ;  antenniferous  processes 
short,  in  a  line  with  the  underside  of  the  eyes ;  Face  pointed ; 
central  lobe  longish,  broad,  slightly  convex ;  side  lobes  very  short 
and  narrow.  Antennce  shorter  than  the  body  ;  1st  joint  short,  some- 
what stout,  about  ^  as  long  as  the  head  ;  2nd  stout,  thickened  to  the 
apex,  4J  times  as  long  as  the  1st ;  3rd  and  4th  somewhat  filiform  ; 
3rd  longer  than  the  Kli,  sometiiiies  a  little  stouter.    Eyes  large,  pro- 


(■AMAR()NOTIl),E.  359 

minent ;  viewed  from  above  hemispherical,  from  the  side  narrow, 
long-oval ;  the  hinder  margin  slightly  projecting  beyond  the  trans- 
verse keel ;  Rostrum  reaching  beyond  the  3rd  pair  of  coxae  ;  1st  joint 
stout. 

Thorax. — Pronotmn  longish  trapeziform,  very  much  narrower  in 
front  than  the  head  across  the  eyes,  posteriorly;  broader  than  long 
without  callosities  behind  the  anterior  margin,  angles  rounded; 
sides  concave ;  hinder  angles  raised ;  posterior  margin  concave, 
rounded  towards  and  at  the  hinder  angles,  or  convex,  indented  in  the 
middle  ;  disk  convex.  ^'cufeUum  large,  triangular,  with  a  transverse 
channel  next  the  base  ;  centre  of  the  disk  with  a  large  callosity,  raised 
above  the  clavus.  Eh/tra  longer  than  the  abdomen,  widening  from  be- 
hind the  middle  ;  Clavus  convex,  deflected  to  the  corium  ;  Corium 
convex,  somewhat  embracing  the  abdomen,  elevated  from  beyond  the 
middle  towards  the  cuneus  and  membrane,  which  are  very  much  de- 
flected ;  Cuneus  short,  base  as  broad  or  almost  as  broad  as  the  length. 
Sternum:  Prosternum ;  xyphus  short,  triangular ;  Jlesostermwi  con- 
vex, somewhat  contracted,  and  deflected  posteriorly  ;  posterior 
margin  notched  ;  jiletasternum  raised  into  a  callosity  in  the  middle, 
w  idened  posteriorly.  Leffs  long,  somewhat  stout,  hinder  pair  longest  ; 
3rd  pair  of  tiljuc  thickened  in  the  middle,  somewhat  bent  and  flat- 
tened on  the  sides ;  tarsi  short,  slender ;  3rd  joint  as  long  as  or 
longer  than  the  2nd  ;  1st  shortest. 


Species  1. — Camaronotus  cinnamopterus. 

Capsus  cinnamopterus,  Kirschlj.  Caps.  72,  81,  and  135,  10  (1855). 

—      (Capsus)  cjnnamopteeus,  Flor,  Ilh;yn.  Liv.  i,  572,  GO  (1860). 
Camaronotus  —  Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  oi;i,  1  (1861). 

Cinnamon-brown,  very  sparingly  clothed  with  short,  yellowish  hairs. 

Head. — Crown  more  or  less  piceous  in  the  centre.  Antennce  ;  1st 
joint  brownish-yellow ;  2nd  black,  base  narrowly  brownish-yellow, 
very  slightly  thinner  than  the  1st ;  3rd  black,  base  narrowly  red ; 
•1th  yellowish-white,  apex  brown.  liijes  brown-black.  Itustrum 
brown. 

Thorax. — Pronotum  black  ;  sides  almost  straight  to  within  a  little 
of  the  hinder  angles,  then  siiddenly  widened ;  posterior  margin  con- 
vex, indented  in  the  middle;  disk  convex,  transversely  wrinkled, 
deflected  to  the  scutellum  and  base  of  the  coriuiu  from  a  little  within 


360  CAPSINA. 

the  posterior  margin.  Scutelliim  black,  callosity  transversely 
wrinkled ;  sides  flattened,  with  a  narrow  line  of  short,  silver-white 
hairs.  Elytra  very  finely  wrinkled  transversely;  Clavus ;  inner 
margin  and  apex  piceous,  within  the  latter  narrowly  brown  ;  Corium  ; 
anterior  margin  with  the  apex  somewhat  reddish  ;  disk  with  2  very 
narrow  bands  of  silver- white  hairs,  the  1st  about  -3-rd  from  the  base, 
extending  from  the  anterior  margin  to  the  elaval  suture  ;  2nd  about 
\v^  from  the  apex,  extending  from  the  anterior  margin  to  the  inner 
margin  of  the  clavus,  the  space  between  the  latter  and  the  apex 
brown,  convex,  shining ;  Cuneus  brown,  convex,  longer  than  broad, 
with  a  very  small,  snow-white  spot  at  the  basal  inner  angle ;  Mem- 
brane broad,  pitchy  black,  iridescent,  with  a  narrow  white  streak 
extending  through  the  inner  cell  to  the  apex  of  the  cuneus ;  disk 
with  a  large,  pale,  lunate,  indefinite  patch  between  the  base  of  the 
inner  margin  and  the  outer  cell-nerve ;  inner  marginal  and  cell- 
nerves  brown ;  outer  cell-nerve  curved.  Legs  brown ;  base  of  all 
the  tliiglis  reddish-yellow ;  tibicB  with  very  short,  somewhat  spinose, 
brown  hairs  ;  apex  of  all  the  pairs  narrowly  piceous  ;  tan'si  brownish- 
yellow,  3rd  joint  and  claws  piceous. 

AMomen  underneath,  brown-black,  shining,  clothed  with  very  short 
white  hairs. 

Length,  2  lines. 

After  death  the  insect  gradually  becomes  nude,  and  the  position 
of  the  bands  can  only  be  recognised  by  the  paler  streaks  on  the 
corium.  It  is  very  closely  allied  to  C  clavatus,  but  may  be  distin- 
guished from  it  by  the  wider  pronotum,  the  differences  in  the 
antennae,  the  length  of  the  cuneus,  and  the  small  white  spot  at  the 
inner  angle  of  the  latter.  One  example  beaten  from  Pinus  sijlvestris 
at  Plumstead,  in  July,  and  two  others  oif  oaks  at  Lewisham.  In 
the  net  it  might  easily  be  mistaken  for  a  small  specimen  of  the  large 
wood  ant,  Formica  riifa. 


Species  2. — Camaronotus  clavatus. 

CiMEX  CLAVATUS,  Lin.  S.  N.  729,  97  (17C7). 

Capsus  bifasciatus,  Fah.  S.  R.  242,  7  (1S03);  Fall.  Hem.  Siiec.  i,  118, 

6  (1829). 
I'li.oi'noKUs  bifasciatus,  Eahn,  Icon,  i,  t.  23  (1826). 
i'lUTucojus  CLAVATUS,  Bum.  Haiirlb.  ii,  206,  1  (1835). 


CAMAROXOTID.E.  361 

Capsus  clavatus,  U.  Schf.  Wanz.  iii,  47,  267  (]  836) ;  Zeit.  lus.  Lap. 

278,    3    (1839)  ;    Mei/er,   Caps.    87,  70    (1843) ; 

Sahib.  Geoc.   Fen.   91,  1    (1848)  ;  Elrschb.  Caps. 

72,  80,  &  137  (1855). 
Phytocokis  spHEGiFOKMis,  Kokii.  Mel.  Eut.  ii,  110,  85  (1845). 
Capsus  (Cai'sus)  clavatus,  Flor,  Rliyn.  Liv.  i,  569,  59  (1860). 
Camaronotus  —        Fieb.  Europ.  Hem.  313,  2  (1861), 

Brown-yellow ;  very  sparingly  clotlied  witli  short,  yellowisli  hairs. 

Head  more  or  less  brown  in  the  centre,  with  a  short,  indistinct, 
longitudinal  keel,  scarcely  extending  to  the  front  of  the  eyes. 
AntenncB ;  1st  and  2nd  joints  brownish-yellow,  apex  of  the  latter 
broadly  black,  base  a  little  thinner  than  the  1st ;  3rd  brown,  basal 
half  yellowish-white  ;  4th  brown,  basal  ith  yellowish-white.  Eijes 
brownish-black  ;  Rostrum  bi'own,  last  2  joints  darker. 

Thorax. — Pronotiim  browD,  sides  concave  beyond  the  middle  ;  pos- 
terior margin  slightly  concave,  rounded  towards  and  at  the  hinder 
angles  ;  disk  very  convex,  transversely  wrinkled.  Sciitellum  black, 
with  a  large  lunate  depression  between  the  base  and  the  transverse 
channel ;  callosity  hemispherical,  finely  wrinkled  transversely ; 
margins  flat,  with  a  narrow  line  of  short,  silver- white  hairs.  Elytra  : 
Corium ;  between  the  1st  nerve  and  the  anterior  margin  shining, 
brown,  apical  §rd  convex,  outer  angles  narrowly  reddish  ;  disk  with 
2  very  narrow  bands  of  silver-white  hairs ;  the  1st  about  -^rd  from 
the  ba.se,  extending  from  the  anterior  margin  to  the  claval  suture  ; 
2nd  about  |rd  from  the  apex,  extendin